Politics and Science1. Politics
a. Government b. Power c. Authority d. Conflict2. Science a. Systematic b. Scientific Method c. Describe & Explain
Politics and Science1. Politics
a. Government b. Power c. Authority d. Conflict2. Science a. Systematic b. Scientific Method c. Describe & Explain
Orientations in Political Science1. Political
Philosophy2. Political History3. Case Studies4. Political Institutions
5. Behavioralism: Psychology & Surveys
6. Post-Behavioralism: Policy Orientation
Is Political Science a Science?1. Yes, but…
2. Complex political phenomena
3. Human indeterminancy
4. Values5. Ethics vis-à-vis Science
Scientific Concept Formation1. Concepts & Language:
a. Logical & Descriptive; b. Universal Class & particular things
2. Operational Definition
3. Theories4. Classification5. Comparison6. Quantification7. Comparing Power8. Measuring Power
Generalizations1. Conditional
2. Empirical3. Scope4. Universal & Statistical5. Hypothesis & Laws6. Testing Hypothesis7. Causality
Explanation & Prediction1. Dispositional
Pattern2. Intentional Pattern
3. Rational Pattern4. Macro Pattern5. System-Maintaining Pattern
6. Genetic Pattern: If A then b; A, therefore B.
7. Combination
Individualistic-Psychological Approaches1. Dispositional
Approaches2. Learning Theory3. Functionalist Approach to Attitude Formation4. Personality Theory5. Group Dispositions
Economic Models of Politics1. Cost-
Benefit Analysis2. Exchange Theory: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Democratic Voting
ReferenceIsaak, A. C. (1985). Scope and Methods of Political Science. Homewood, IL: The Dorsey Press.
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