Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics With a New Preface by Harvey Starr
Title
Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics [electronic resource] : With a New Preface by Harvey Starr / Benjamin A. Most and Harvey Starr ; with a new preface by Harvey Starr.
Published by
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015
Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press [2015]
Through the use of logic, simulation, and empirical data, Benjamin A. Most and Harvey Starr develop and demonstrate a nuanced and more appropriate conceptualization of explanation in international relations and foreign policy in Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics. They demonstrate that a concern with the logical underpinnings of research raises a series of theoretical, conceptual, and epistemological issues that must be addressed if theory and research design are to meet the challenges of cumulation in the study of international relations (or any area of social science). The authors argue for understanding the critical, yet subtle, interplay of the elements with a research triad composed of theory, logic, and method.
Series statement
Studies in international relations
Uniform title
Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics (Online)
Studies in international relations (Columbia, S.C.)
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Alternative title
Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics (Online)
1. Introduction : cumulation, theory, and the logic of inquiry -- 2. Opportunity and willingness : a pre-theoretic framework -- 3. Basic logic and research design : conceptualization, case selection, and the form of relationships -- 4. Conceptualizing war : attributes and process -- 5. Foreign policy substitutability and "nice" laws : integrating process and theory -- 6. The logic of international structure : power, war, and micro-macro linkages -- 7. Conclusion : closure, cumulation, and international relations theory.
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Bibliography (note)
Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-227) and index.
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Author
Most, Benjamin A., -1986.
Title
Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics [electronic resource] : With a New Preface by Harvey Starr / Benjamin A. Most and Harvey Starr ; with a new preface by Harvey Starr.