The relevance of political science / Gerry Stoker, B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre. Introduction to Part 1 / Vivien Lowndes, David Marsh and Gerry Stoker -- Behavioural analysis / David Sanders -- Rational choice / Andrew Hindmoor and Brad Taylor -- Institutionalism / Vivien Lowndes -- Constructivism and interpretive theory / Craig Parsons -- Feminist and gendered approaches / Meryl Kenny and Fiona Mackay -- Marxism: a global perspective / Ray Kiely -- Poststructuralism / Mark Wenman -- Political psychology / Frank Mols and Paul 't Hart -- Normative political theory / Chris Armstrong -- Introduction to Part 2 / Vivien Lowndes, David Marsh and Gerry Stoker -- A skin not a sweater: ontology and epistemology in political science / David Marsh, Selen A. Ercan and Paul Furlong -- Meta-theoretical issues / David Marsh -- Research design / Dimiter Toshkov -- Qualitative approaches / Ariadne Vromen -- Quantitative methods / Peter John -- The comparative method / Matt Ryan -- The experimental method / Helen Margetts and Gerry Stoker -- Big Data: methods for collection and analysis / Michael J. Jensen -- The relevance of political science / Gerry Stoker, B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre.
Summary:
This leading text provides an ideal foundation for study and research in political science, bringing together renowned figures in the field to introduce the key approaches and methods used in the study of politics. The fully revised fourth edition features a considerable updating in the team of contributors and the range of coverage and examples.Lowndes, Vivien.
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