Description
Book SynopsisGiving voice to scholars who practice their craft in different ways yet share a passion for knowledge about global politics, Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics offers a wealth of insights into contemporary debates about the state of knowledge in comparative politics and the future of the field.
Trade ReviewThis distinctive book frequently illuminates the dynamics of major scholars' research agendas (and of their career paths more generally), thus making it highly recommended reading for researchers in this subfield. Choice 2008
Table of ContentsPreface
1. The Human Dimension of Comparative Research
2. The Past and Present of Comparative Politics
The Interviews
3. Gabriel A. Almond: Structial Functionalism and Political Development
4. Barrington Moore, Jr.: The Critical Spirit and Comparative Historical Analysis
5. Robert A. Dahl: Normative Theory, Empirical Research, and Democracy
6. Juan J. Linz: Political Regimes and the Quest for Knowledge
7. Samuel P. Huntington: Order and Conflict in Global Perspective
8. Arend Lijphart: Political Institutions, Divided Societies, and Consociational Democracy
9. Guillermo O'Donnell: Democratization, Political Engagement, and Agenda-Setting Research
10. Philippe C. Schmitter: Corporatism, Democracy, and Conceptual Traveling
11. James C. Scott: Peasants, Power, and the Art of Resistance
12. Alfred Stepan: Democratic Governance and the Craft of Case-Based Research
13. Adam Przeworski: Capitalism, Deomcracy, and Science
14. Robert H. Bates: Markets, Politics, and Choice
15. David Collier: Critical Junctures, Concepts, and Methods
16. David D. Laitin: Culture, Rationality, and the Search for Discipline
17. Theda Skocpol: States, Revolutions, and the Comparative Historical Imagination
Appendix: Date and Location of Interviews
References
Name Index
Subject Index
