comparative politics Flashcards

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what is comparative politics

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master sub field of political science

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what did comparative politics do to discipline of politics

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enabled it to become more scientific
arrive at conclusions that are universally validIn Comparative Politics, we move from the General to the Partic- ular, thus using a deductive method of reasoning.

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what does the British school of political science emphasise

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philosophy

political theory - normative

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what does american school of politics emphasise

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comparative politics

statistics

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what are the two types of statements

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ideographic

nomothetic

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what is an ideographic statement

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validity limited by time and space

non scientific

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what is a nomothetic statement

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Validity is trans-cultural and trans historical

scientific

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what is the case study method

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generalize a series of individual cases to reach a universally valid conclusion , apply to specific situation
universe is the category or set of cases that are of relevance to a particular inquiry

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what is inductive reasoning

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Move from the particular to a general case

Extrapolate from a general case

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what is deductive reasoning

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Move a general rule/statement to particular case
Extrapolate from a general case
Apply to a specifi􏰃c case using general categories

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how does the case study method work

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  1. To downsize the universe to a representative yet manageable sample or set of cases.
  2. To choose which particular cases(those that are representative, generalis- able and useful).
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what are the 5 different types of cases

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  • archetypical
  • prototypical
  • representative
  • deviant
  • crucial
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archetypical

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best defi􏰃nes the universe/category.

It gives the universe its set of characteristics and de􏰃ning features.

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Prototypical Case

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on its way􏰁 to becoming an archetype(in due course).

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The Representative Case

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is typical and representative of the universe/category.generalisable and are able to be used to arrive at universally valid conclusions.
Postulation by substitution

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postulation by subsitution

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generalisable and are able to be used to arrive at universally valid conclusions.

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The Deviant Case

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betrays the conclusions widely accepted about a cer- tain category/universe.

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The Crucial Case

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  1. The Least Favourable condition(in which it is seemingly most unlikely for the conclusion to hold true).
  2. The Most Favourable condition(the ideal situation).
    makes conclusion stronger