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Zuckerman Alan S

Comparative political science Vol. I Research schools and methods - London Sage Publications 2008 - 382p xvii

Content:
VOLUME 1: RESEARCH SCHOOLS AND MODES OF EXPLANATION: RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY, CULTURAL ANALYSIS, STRUCTURAL THEORY, AND METHODS: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
Introduction;
A Perspective on Comparative Politics, Past and Present Alan S. Zuckerman;
Concept Misformation in Comparative Politics Harry Eckstein;
Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method Giovanni Sartori;
Case Study and Theory in Political Science Arend Lijphart;
Conceptual 'Stretching' Revisited: Adapting Categories in Comparative Analysis Harry Eckstein;
Human Nature in Politics: The Dialogue of Psychology with Political Science David Collier and James Mahon;
A Culturalist Theory of Political Change Herbert A. Simon;
Political Culture and Political Preferences Harry Eckstein;
The Renaissance of Political Culture David, D. Laitin;
Games Real Actors Could Play: The challenge of complexity Ronald Inglehart;
Political Science and the Three New Institutionalisms Franz Scharpf;
Comparative Politics and Rational Choice: A review essay Peter Hall and Rosemary C. R. Taylor;
Analytic Narratives Robert H. Bates;
The Analytic Narrative Project Jon Elster;
Returning to the Social Logic of Politics Robert H., Bates, Avner Greif, Margaret Levi, Jean-Laurent Rosenthal & Barry R. Weingast;

ISBN: 9781412944878

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Political Science - Cross-Cultural Studies2. Comparative Government

Dewey Class. No.: 320.070000 / ZUC-I