A model discipline [electronic resource] : political science and the logic of representations / Kevin A. Clarke and David M. Primo.

By:

Clarke, Kevin A

Contributor(s):

Primo, David M

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource : ill., mapsISBN:

9780199932399 (ebook) :

Subject(s):

Political science -- Methodology

Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

320 23

LOC classification:

JA71 .C528 2012

Online 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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