03098nam 2200601 450 991046107940332120200520144314.01-61117-593-3(CKB)3710000000478822(EBL)4386858(SSID)ssj0001558213(PQKBManifestationID)16183306(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001558213(PQKBWorkID)14819547(PQKB)10109759(MiAaPQ)EBC4386858(OCoLC)922657140(MdBmJHUP)muse47432(Au-PeEL)EBL4386858(CaPaEBR)ebr11154761(CaONFJC)MIL834465(OCoLC)941700088(EXLCZ)99371000000047882220160303h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInquiry, logic, and international politics /Benjamin A. Most, Harvey Starr ; wit a new preface Harvey StarrColumbia, South Carolina :Igel Verlag RWS,2015.©20151 online resource (267 p.)Studies in International RelationsDescription based upon print version of record.1-61117-592-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction : cumulation, theory, and the logic of inquiry -- 2. Opportunity and willingness : a pre-theoretic framework -- 3. Basic logic and research design : conceptualization, case selection, and the form of relationships -- 4. Conceptualizing war : attributes and process -- 5. Foreign policy substitutability and "nice" laws : integrating process and theory -- 6. The logic of international structure : power, war, and micro-macro linkages -- 7. Conclusion : closure, cumulation, and international relations theory.Through the use of logic, simulation, and empirical data, Benjamin A. Most and Harvey Starr develop and demonstrate a nuanced and more appropriate conceptualization of explanation in international relations and foreign policy in Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics. They demonstrate that a concern with the logical underpinnings of research raises a series of theoretical, conceptual, and epistemological issues that must be addressed if theory and research design are to meet the challenges of cumulation in the study of international relations (or any area of social science). The authors argue for understanding the critical, yet subtle, interplay of the elements with a research triad composed of theory, logic, and method.Studies in international relations (Columbia, S.C.)International relationsResearchElectronic books.International relationsResearch.327.1/01Most Benjamin A.909636Starr HarveyMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461079403321Inquiry, logic, and international politics2035581UNINA