Clarke, Kevin A.
A model discipline : political science and the logic of representations / [electronic resource] Kevin A. Clarke and David M. Primo. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Political scientists use models to investigate and illuminate causal mechanisms, generate comparative data, and more. But how do we justify and rationalize the method? Why test predictions from a deductive, and thus truth-preserving, system? Primo and Clarke tackle these central questions in this novel work of methodology.
9780199932399 (ebook) : No price
Political science--Methodology.
JA71 / .C528 2012
320
A model discipline : political science and the logic of representations / [electronic resource] Kevin A. Clarke and David M. Primo. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Political scientists use models to investigate and illuminate causal mechanisms, generate comparative data, and more. But how do we justify and rationalize the method? Why test predictions from a deductive, and thus truth-preserving, system? Primo and Clarke tackle these central questions in this novel work of methodology.
9780199932399 (ebook) : No price
Political science--Methodology.
JA71 / .C528 2012
320