Ways of Knowing Competing Methodologies in Social and Political Research |
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| Author:
| Moses, Jonathon W.
Knutsen, Torbjorn |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-51665-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2007 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $61.95 |
Book Description:
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This major new textbook on methodology in social and political science focuses centrally on the debate between positivist and constructivist approaches. It introduces in a lively and accessible way a range of key issues - from the nature of knowledge to the strengths and weaknesses of the main research methods - showing how methodological pluralism can be combined with intellectual rigor.
This major new textbook on methodology in social and political science focuses centrally on the debate between positivist and constructivist approaches. It introduces in a lively and accessible way a range of key issues - from the nature of knowledge to the strengths and weaknesses of the main research methods - showing how methodological pluralism can be combined with intellectual rigor.