244 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
244 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
244 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Realism and Complexity in Social Science is an argument for a new approach to investigating the social world, that of complex realism. Complex realism brings together a number of strands of thought, in scientific realism, complexity science, probability theory and social research methodology.
It proposes that the reality of the social world is that it is probabilistic, yet there exists... Read more
1. Introduction: Knowing the Social World: Challenges and Possibilities
2. Realism and Its Discontents
3. Complexity, Probability and Necessity in the Social World
4. Causes and Complexity
5. Representation and Reality
6. Theory Choice – Verification, Falsification and Inference
7. Objective Knowledge
8. Mechanisms
9. A Methodological Toolkit: From Micro Complexity to Macro Explanation.
10. A Manifesto for Complex Realism
Biography
Malcolm Williams is Professor and Co-Director of the Q-Step Centre, at Cardiff University.
