POL208Y1 Lecture Notes - Umber, Counterfactual Conditional, Thought Experiment
27 Nov 2012
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World war 1 the war to end all wars because the world could not take this many casualties. People came together to scientifically study war to make sure it will never happen again launch of international relations. History is the laboratory- not perfect but politics is too complex to test. Russett, starr & kinsella: individual, decision makers, government structure, J divid singer ( 1960) society, international relations, world system. How can we judge which level matters most: thought experiment (counterfactuals) Different contributors that if altered may have prevented the dropping of the atomic bomb president. Usa as a democracy demonstration effect decision makers soldiers. Summary: the choice of level of analysis depends on: the question we ask; the case; our theoretical assumptions and preferences levels of analysis are not mutually exclusive they capture different parts of the story. Induction one piece of data leads to next.
