Ways of Knowing: Competing Methodologies in Social and Political Research - Softcover

Moses, Jonathon Wayne; Knutsen, Torbjorn L.

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9780230516656: Ways of Knowing: Competing Methodologies in Social and Political Research

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ISBN 10: 0230516653 ISBN 13: 9780230516656

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

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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.

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About the Author:

JONATHAN W. MOSES and TORBJ�RN KNUTSEN are both Professors of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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“Ways of Knowingis one of a kind. Emphasising methodology and the contrast between naturalist and constructivist ways of knowing, this excellent text addresses fundamental questions in social science methodology in a highly accessible manner.”--Charles Ragin, University of Arizona

“This is a marvelous introduction to methods and methodologies of research. Providing insight into the dominant methodological traditions in social and political science as well as an impressive defense of methodological pluralism, this is the rare introductory textbook that educates students and scholars alike.”--Keith Topper, Northwestern University

“An outstanding textbook and a timely and indispensable guide to social and political analysis of the contemporary world”-- Henry W. Nau, George Washington University
“An elegantly written and highly accessible introduction to a topic that is all-too-often opaque and jargon filled. This is a terrific book that my students will find a godsend.”-- Richard W. Mansbach, Iowa State University”This is a wonderful book, combining a clear exposition of the competing methodologies in the historical social sciences with a reasoned plea for methodological pluralism. Students and their teachers will learn a lot from it.”-- Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University

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