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Methods and Models: A Guide to the Empirical Analysis of Formal Models in Political Science
By Rebecca B. Morton
335 pages
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Synopsis
At present much of political science consists of a large body of formal theoretical work that remains largely unexplored empirically and an expanding use of sophisticated statistical techniques. While there are examples of noteworthy efforts to bridge the gap between these, there is still a need for much more cooperative work between formal theorists and empirical researchers in the discipline. This book explores how empirical analysis has, can, and should be used to evaluate formal models in political ...
At present much of political science consists of a large body of formal theoretical work that remains largely unexplored empirically and an expanding use of sophisticated statistical techniques. While there are examples of noteworthy efforts to bridge the gap between these, there is still a need for much more cooperative work between formal theorists and empirical researchers in the discipline. This book explores how empirical analysis has, can, and should be used to evaluate formal models in political science. These developments, if combined, are potentially a basis for a new revolution in political science.
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Table of contents
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- Methods and Models *
- Title Page *
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Part I - Introduction 1
- Chapter 1 - Political Science's Dilemma 3
- Part II - Formal Models in Political Science 31
- Chapter 2 - What Makes a Model Formal? 33
- Chapter 3 - The Variety of Formal Models 75
- Part III - Empirical Evaluation of Formal Models 99
- Chapter 4 - Fundamentals of Empirical Evaluation 101
- Chapter 5 - Evaluating Assumptions 142
- Chapter 6 - Evaluating Predictions: Equilibria, Disequilibria, and Multiequilibria 164
- Chapter 7 - Evaluating Relationship Predictions 209
- Chapter 8 - Evaluating Alternative Models 242
- Part IV - A Second Revolution 277
- Methods and Models *
- Title Page *
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments ix
- Part I - Introduction 1
- Chapter 1 - Political Science's Dilemma 3
- Part II - Formal Models in Political Science 31
- Chapter 2 - What Makes a Model Formal? 33
- Chapter 3 - The Variety of Formal Models 75
- Part III - Empirical Evaluation of Formal Models 99
- Chapter 4 - Fundamentals of Empirical Evaluation 101
- Chapter 5 - Evaluating Assumptions 142
- Chapter 6 - Evaluating Predictions: Equilibria, Disequilibria, and Multiequilibria 164
- Chapter 7 - Evaluating Relationship Predictions 209
- Chapter 8 - Evaluating Alternative Models 242
- Part IV - A Second Revolution 277
- Chapter 9 - The Present and the Future 279
- References 295
- Name Index 317
- Subject Index 322