Theories of Comparative Politics
- United States of America: Westview Press: 2021.
- 417p.
1 Comparative Inquiry Issues of Theory and Comparative Inquiry Past Influences Outline of This Study State and Systems Theories Culture Theories Developmental Theories Class Theories Political Economy Theories Into the 1990s: Assessment of Old and New Directions References PART 2 IDEOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY 2 Ideology and Issues of Comparative Politics Myth and Reality of Politics Politics and the Profession Scholarship, Ethics, and the Establishment Social Science and Government Social Science and the Multinationals Summary References 3 Politics and the Science of Politics in Comparative Inquiry THE SEARCH FOR PARADIGMS (SYNTHESIZING THE FIELD OF COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS) Three Approaches Identification of Paradigms HISTORICAL ROOTS AND FUNDAMENTAL PREMISES OF THE PARADIGMATIC SEARCH Positivist Thought: The Legacy of Thinkers and Concepts in the Movement to Establish a Mainstream Paradigm The Early Positivists The Early Political Sociologists The Early Behaviorists Historicist Thought: Past and Present in the Movement to Establish an Alternative Paradigm The Early Historicists Later Historicist Influences and Trends SUMMARY COMPARISON OF DOMINANT PARADIGMS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS References 4 Marx and Weber as Precursors Karl Marx Early Works: 1840-1845 Works of the Break: 1845 and 1846 Transitional Works: 1846-1857 Mature Works: 1857-1883 Max Weber Early Works: 1889-1897 Works on Religion and Secularity: 1903-1920 Works on Political Sociology and Methodology Marx and Weber in Perspective Paradigmatic Influences on Comparative Politics.
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Sociology and Methodology Comparative Politics Theories