Theory and Evidence in Comparative Politics and International Relations

by Richard Ned Lebow and Mark Irving Lichbach

Book Overview

This book explores the epistemology and the methodology of political knowledge and social inquiry. What can we know, and how do we know? Friedrich V. Kratochwil and Ted Hopf question all foundational claims of inquiry and envisage science as a self-reflective practice. Brian Pollins and Fred Chernoff accept their arguments to some degree and explore the implications for logical positivism. David A. Waldner, Jack Levy, and Andrew Lawrence address the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403976619
• ISBN13: 9781403976611
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.4"