Ways of knowing : competing methodologies and methods in social and political research
by
 
Moses, Jonathon Wayne, 1962-

Title
: 
Ways of knowing : competing methodologies and methods in social and political research

Author
: 
Moses, Jonathon Wayne, 1962-

ISBN
: 
9780230516649
 
9780230516656

Personal Author
: 
Moses, Jonathon Wayne, 1962-

Publication Information
: 
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2007.

Physical Description
: 
xiii , 330 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents
: 
Introduction -- Philosophy of naturalist science -- The experimental method -- The statistical method -- The comparative method -- History and case studies -- Sowing doubts about the naturalist methodology -- A constructivist philosophy of science -- From story telling to telling histories -- Comparing interpretations -- Contextualizing statistics -- Interpretive experiments -- Conclusion.

Subject Term
: 
Social sciences -- Methodology.
 
Social sciences -- Comparative method.
 
Social sciences -- Research.

Added Author
: 
Knutsen, Torbjørn L.

Electronic Access
: 
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2007026166-b.html
 
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2007026166-t.html
 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0730/2007026166-d.html


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