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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451707803321

Titolo

How to map arguments in political science [[electronic resource] /] / Craig Parsons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-15428-8

9786611154288

0-19-153678-4

1-4356-2414-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Classificazione

320

Altri autori (Persone)

ParsonsCraig

Soggetti

Political science

Argumentation

Politisk videnskab

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Part I. Introduction; Introduction; 1. Boundaries and Divisions in Explanation of Action; Part II. Logics; 2. Structural Explanation; 3. Institutional Explanation; 4. Ideational Explanation; 5. Psychological Explanation; Conclusion; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

As essential and accessible introduction and critique of the main types of explanation in political science. Essential reading for students and scholars alike. - ;To venture into explanation of political action we need some map of our basic options: what kinds of explanations are out there? Even advanced students and scholars can find the landscape difficult to chart. We confront a bewildering maze of partial typologies, contrasting uses of terms, and debate over what counts as explanation. This book makes an argument about the most useful first cut into explanations of action. It illustrates t