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Y201. Methodology of Political Science

Y201. Methodology of Political Science

Code: 791070 Credits: 5

Objectives

The study unit deals with some core issues and concepts in the philosophy of social science, especially with the positivistic, realistic and postmodern methodologies of the social sciences. It also discusses how to pose scientific questions and develop arguments, and looks at the concepts, information and skills needed to assess the relevance and validity of arguments.

Mode of assessment

Faculty examination. If lecture courses in English belonging to the study unit are organised, the books that these courses substitute are specified in the course description of the Study Guide.

Literature examinations

Teacher / Contact person

Ossi Piironen

Courses

Literature:

  • Manicas Peter: A Realist Philosophy of Social Science: Explanation and Understanding
  • Marsh David and Stoker Gerry (eds.): Theory and Methods in Political Science (2nd ed.)
  • Walton Douglas: Informal Logic. A Handbook for Critical Argumentation
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