Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences: A Pluralist Perspective

by Donatella della Porta, Michael Keating (Editor)

A revolutionary textbook introducing masters and doctoral students to the major research approaches and methodologies in the social sciences. Written by an outstanding set of scholars, and derived from successful course teaching, this volume will empower students to choose their own approach to research, to justify this approach, and to situate it within the discipline. It addresses questions of ontology, epistemology and philosophy of social science, and proceeds to issues of methodology and research design essential for producing a good research proposal. It also introduces researchers to the main issues of debate and contention in the methodology of social sciences, identifying commonalities, historic continuities and genuine differences.

384 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Muhammed KARAKUŞ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Piyasada daha anlaşılır kitapların bulunduğu gerçeğini göz ardı etmeyin.

[Aslihan · Rating 5 out of 5]

MOst of the research methods books out on the market roughly hold the same structure and content; they begin with the research question, literature review and follow upon a discussion of methodological alternatives. Few of the books really contextualize the discussion of methodological alternatives within the larger framework of scientific inquiry. This is one of those few books. It's less about the technical aspects and more about the relationship between methods and epistemology. This is NOT the book if you are a beginner or if you want to learn how to conduct research. HOWEVER, the book does tell you about the use, the advantages and the disadvantages of methodological choices you make along the way. Especially useful for political science, international relations or political sociology.

[Лора Дулова · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Wenjing Fan]

SIMM52, basic ideas of ontology and epistemology, good classify and other things.

[Gülçin]

Oldukça kötü ve başarısız bir çeviri. Çevrilen uzun cümlelerde anlamı korumaya ve anlamayı kolaylaştırmaya yardımcı olarak noktalama işaretlerinden destek alınmamış olması da bir diğer eksikliği. Okuyup anlamaya çalışırken kendim noktalama işaretleri yerleştiriyorum. Sanırım bu kitabı okumaya devam edemeyeceğim. En iyisi orijinaline dönmek.