THEORY AND METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, SECOND EDITION

Edited by David Marsh and Gerry Stoker

Political Analysis Availability: Now In Stock Second Edition From Palgrave Macmillan Pub date: Sep 2002 385 pages Size 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 $37.95 - Paperback (0-333-94855-6) Also available: $105.00 - Hardcover (0-333-94856-4)

Description
This basic introduction to theory and methods in political science brings together specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars in every field into a carefully integrated and coherent text.

Author Bio
David Marsh is Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham. Gerry Stoker is Professor of Politics, University of Manchester.

Table of contents
IntroductionGerry Stoker & David Marsh A Skin Not a Sweater: Ontology and Epistemology in Political ScienceDavid Marsh & Paul Furlong Part I: Approaches BehaviouralismDavid Sanders Rational ChoiceHugh Ward InstitutionalismVivien Lowndes FeminismVicky Randall Interpretative Theory Mark Bevir & R.A.W. Rhodes MarxismDavid Marsh Normative TheorySteve Buckler Part II: Methods Qualitative MethodsFiona Devine Quantitative MethodsPeter John Combining Qualitative and Quantitative MethodsMelvyn Read & David Marsh Comparative MethodsJonathan Hopkin Part III: Issues Structure and AgencyStuart McAnulla Institutions and IdeasMark Blyth ConclusionsDavid Marsh & Gerry Stoker