A model discipline : political science and the logic of representations / [electronic resource]
by Clarke, Kevin A; Primo, David M.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource : ill., maps.ISBN: 9780199932399 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Political science -- MethodologyOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.
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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.
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