Concepts and Method in Social Science
The Tradition of Giovanni Sartori
Edited by David Collier, John Gerring
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- Publication Date: 12/15/2008
- Pages: 384
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Table of Contents
Introduction David Collier and John Gerring Part I: Sartori on Concepts and Methods 1. Concept Misformation in Comparative Politics 2. What is Politics? 3. The Tower of Babel 4. Guidelines for Concept Analysis 5. Comparing and Miscomparing 6. Excerpts on Concepts, Definitions, and Models: Democracy:"What Is" vs. "How Much", From Classification to Measurement, Politics as Collectivized Decisions, Model Mania Part II: Extending the Sartori Tradition 7. Point of Departure: Intension and Extension Gary Goertz 8. Revolution: Untangling Alternative Meanings Cristoph Kotowski 9. Culture: Joining Minimal Definitions and Ideal Types John Gerring and Paul Barresi 10. Democracy; Conceptual Hierarchies in Comparative Research David Collier and Steven Levitsky 11. Peasant: Clarifying Meaning and Refining Explanation Marcus Kurtz 12. Institutionalization: Unpacking the Concept and Explaining Party Change Steven Levitsky Part III: In the Academy and Beyond 13. Chance, Luck and Stubbornness: An Autobiographical Essay Giovanni Sartori 14. Teacher and Mentor Cindy Skach, Edward Walker, Hector Schamis Edward Gibson and Christoph Kotowski 15. Biography and Bibliography Oreste Massari
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