Comparison : A Methodological Introduction for the Social Sciences
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| Title: | Comparison : A Methodological Introduction for the Social Sciences |
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| Description: | Comparison is an essential research method in political science. This book helps students to understand comparison as a scientific instrument, to grasp its necessity and its effective purpose for research. For that reason, it replies to three ‘simple'questions: why compare, what to compare, and how to compare. The introduction distinguishes itself by considering not only the comparative tradition but also by taking methodological innovations of the last two decades into account. |
| Authors: | Leonardo Morlino |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Social sciences--Comparative method, Social sciences--Methodology |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Comparison is an essential research method in political science. This book helps students to understand comparison as a scientific instrument, to grasp its necessity and its effective purpose for research. For that reason, it replies to three ‘simple'questions: why compare, what to compare, and how to compare. The introduction distinguishes itself by considering not only the comparative tradition but also by taking methodological innovations of the last two decades into account. |
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| ISBN: | 9783847421436 9783847411468 |
