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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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collection of thought-provoking essays
This volume is not designed for those searching for a "how to" guide to social science research. It is designed for those who recognize, and want to better appreciate, the problematic nature of all social inquiry given the lack of consensus in the social sciences on basic issues of epistemology and methodology. No, the essays do not decisively say that method-driven...
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Horrible book - waste of time
The last piece in the book by Mearsheimer points out that barely any of the contributors addressed the question raised by the contributors and it led me to wonder what the point of assigning the entire book for a course was. Moreover, the book spends tonnes of time talking about rational choice theory, which to me seemed irrelevant.
Published 13 months ago by Frida
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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collection of thought-provoking essays,
This review is from: Problems and Methods in the Study of Politics (Paperback)
This volume is not designed for those searching for a "how to" guide to social science research. It is designed for those who recognize, and want to better appreciate, the problematic nature of all social inquiry given the lack of consensus in the social sciences on basic issues of epistemology and methodology. No, the essays do not decisively say that method-driven research is better/worse than problem-driven research; but they do demonstrate the limitations of studies that are guided exclusively by a commitment to a given methodology. The fact that general essays are juxtaposed with studies that focus on specific substantive issues help to advance the fundamental purpose of this volume.
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The last piece in the book by Mearsheimer points out that barely any of the contributors addressed the question raised by the contributors and it led me to wonder what the point of assigning the entire book for a course was. Moreover, the book spends tonnes of time talking about rational choice theory, which to me seemed irrelevant.
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Problems and Methods in the Study of Politics by Ian Shapiro (Paperback - September 27, 2004)
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