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Book SynopsisThe Study of Politics explores and addresses the implications of committing to specific principles and methodologies in political science research.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction to the Study of Politics The Origins of the Discipline The Language of Politics: Power, Influence, Legitimacy, and Authority Folk Theories of Political Agency Sources of Political Conduct Five Modes of Inquiry The Normative in Political Studies A Taxonomy of Core Approaches Conclusion Further Reading 2. Three Traditional Approaches Regime Theory Analytical Political Studies Political Philosophy Conclusion Further Reading 3. The Science of Political Studies Institutionalism Group Theory Power Theory Structural Functionalism Systems Theory Rational Choice Theory Behaviouralism Sociobiology Conclusion Further Reading 4. Interpretive Political Studies Textual Analysis (Political) Cultural Studies Linguistic Structuralism Interpretive Psychoanalysis Conclusion Further Reading 5. Critical Political Studies Structuralist Marxism Critical Psychoanalysis: The Frankfurt School and Existentialist Psychology Feminist Analysis Critical Race Theory Postmodernism Critical Ecology Conclusion Further Reading 6. A Short Conclusion Intellectual Pluralism Hybrid Approaches Multidisciplinarity and Interdisciplinarity Narrowing the Discipline Other Lines of Response A Little More Pedagogy Index
