POL 2104 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Politics Of Ukraine, Karl Popper, Critical Rationalism
19 Apr 2017
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Kkv the science in social science one of the most assigned/read books in grad polisci. Intervention into field of poli sci at a particular moment and a broader contribution to research methodology. Kkv believe all empirical research about social science needs to follow core elements of the scientific method. Points: principles are fairly open and flexible, apply to a huge range of research and concepts, been used to bludgeon a lot of alternative research. Concepts include: leverage (explaining a lot with a little) parsimony (explanation with fewest moving pieces) validity (to what extend do we know that we are measuring the thing we want to measure). Reliability (do we know we are getting the right responses) Observable implications (theory of what might be going on, figure out what we might see if true) All research can be scientific if it meets guidelines, inference based on: empirical data, public methods, estimates of certainty.
