Interpretive Quantification: Methodological Explorations for Critical and Constructivist IR

by Laura Sjoberg, J Samuel Barkin, J. Samuel Barkin

Book Overview

Countering the growing divide between positivists who embrace quantitative, numerical approaches and post-positivist scholars who favor qualitative, interpretive approaches, J. Samuel Barkin and Laura Sjoberg argue that both methods are more widely adaptable than is commonly assumed by either camp.

In Interpretive Quantification, ten highly regarded scholars in the field of International Relations apply quantitative methods and formal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472053396
• ISBN13: 9780472053391
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"