The nature and future of comparative politics

被引:13
作者
Schmitter, Philippe C. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] European Univ Inst, Florence, Italy
[2] Cent European Univ, Budapest, Hungary
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10.1017/S1755773909000010
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
The future of comparative politics is in doubt. This sub-discipline of political science currently faces a 'crossroads' that will determine its nature and role. In this essay, I make a (willfully distorted) plea that it should eschew the alternative of continuing to follow one or another versions of 'institutionalism' or that of opting completely for 'simplification' based on rational choice. It should embrace the 'complex interdependence' of the contemporary political universe and adjust its selection of cases and concepts accordingly. Without pretending to offer a novel paradigm or method. I explore some of the implications of conducting comparative research in this more contingent and less predictable context.
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页码:33 / 61
页数:29
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