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BK

1st ed.

Ithaca : Cornell University, 1997

136 s.

ISBN 0-8014-8457-X (brož.)

Obsahuje úvod, dodatek, rejstřík, údaje o autorovi a jeho fotografii

Bibliografie: s. 129-133

Politologie - učebnice vysokošk.

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INTRODUCTION // 1. HYPOTHESES, LAWS, AND THEORIES: A USER’S GUIDE // What Is a Theory? 7 // What Is a Specific Explanation? 15 // What Is a Good Theory? 17 // How Can Theories Be Made? 21 // How Can Theories Be Tested? 27 // Strong vs. Weak Tests; Predictions and Tests 30 // Helpful Hints for Testing Theories 35 // How Can Specific Events Be Explained? 40 // Methodology Myths 43 // 2. WHAT ARE CASE STUDIES? HOW SHOULD THEY BE PERFORMED? // Case Studies in Perspective 50 // Testing Theories with Case Studies 55 // Creating Theories with Case Studies 67 // Inferring Antecedent Conditions from Case Studies 71 // Testing Antecedent Conditions with Case Studies 73 // Explaining Cases 74 // Strong vs. Weak Tests; Predictions and Tests 75 Interpreting Contradictory Results 76 Case-Selection Criteria 77 // vi // Contents // 3. WHAT IS A POLITICAL SCIENCE DISSERTATION? // 4. HELPFUL HINTS ON WRITING A POLITICAL SCIENCE DISSERTATION // Topic Selection 97 // Organization 99 // Your Dissertation Prospectus 99 // Your Introductory Chapter 100 // Your Concluding Chapter 103 // Study Design and Presentation 103 // Writing 106 // Style 108 // Vetting 109 // Your Abstract 111 // Dealing with your Dissertation Committee 111 // Dealing with Your Head, Your Family, and Your Friends 112 // How to Learn More about How to Write a Dissertation 113 // 5. THE DISSERTATION PROPOSAL // 6. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS APPENDIX: HOW TO WRITE A PAPER FURTHER READING // INDEX