Theory and Methods in Political Science

DAVID MARSH is Director, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Australia. GERRY STOKER is Professor of Politics, University of Southampton, UK.

Introduction; G.Stoker & D.Marsh.- PART I: THEORY AND APPROACHES.- Introduction to Part I; G.Stoker.- Behavioural Analysis; D.Sanders.- Rational Choice; A.Hindmoor.- The Institutional Approach; V.Lowndes.- Constructivism and Interpretive Theory; C.Parsons.- Political Psychology; P.Hart.- Feminism; V.Randall.- Marxism; D.Macguire.- Normative Theory; S.Buckler.- PART II: METHODS AND RESEARCH DESIGN.- Introduction to Part II; G.Stoker.- Ontology and Epistemology in Political Science; D.Marsh & P.Furlong.- Meta-Theoretical Issues; D.Marsh.- The Challenge of Research Design; B.Hancke.- Rediscovering Qualitative Approaches; A.Vromen.- Quantitative Methods; P.John.- The Comparative Method; J.Hopkin.- The Experimental Method: Prospects for Laboratory and Field Studies; G.Stoker & H.Margetts.- The Relevance of Political Science; G.Peters, J.Pierre & G.Stoker.