comparative politics Flashcards
what is comparative politics
master sub field of political science
what did comparative politics do to discipline of politics
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.
what does the British school of political science emphasise
philosophy
political theory - normative
what does american school of politics emphasise
comparative politics
statistics
what are the two types of statements
ideographic
nomothetic
what is an ideographic statement
validity limited by time and space
non scientific
what is a nomothetic statement
Validity is trans-cultural and trans historical
scientific
what is the case study method
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
what is inductive reasoning
Move from the particular to a general case
Extrapolate from a general case
what is deductive reasoning
Move a general rule/statement to particular case
Extrapolate from a general case
Apply to a specific case using general categories
how does the case study method work
- To downsize the universe to a representative yet manageable sample or set of cases.
- To choose which particular cases(those that are representative, generalis- able and useful).
what are the 5 different types of cases
- archetypical
- prototypical
- representative
- deviant
- crucial
archetypical
best defines the universe/category.
It gives the universe its set of characteristics and dening features.
Prototypical Case
on its way to becoming an archetype(in due course).
The Representative Case
is typical and representative of the universe/category.generalisable and are able to be used to arrive at universally valid conclusions.
Postulation by substitution
postulation by subsitution
generalisable and are able to be used to arrive at universally valid conclusions.
The Deviant Case
betrays the conclusions widely accepted about a cer- tain category/universe.
The Crucial Case
- The Least Favourable condition(in which it is seemingly most unlikely for the conclusion to hold true).
- The Most Favourable condition(the ideal situation).
makes conclusion stronger