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Studying Politics Scientifically ,[object Object],[object Object]
What is empirical research? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Authoritarian Mode Mystical Mode Rationalistic Mode Approaches to Knowledge Nachmias-Nachmias (2000)‏
Approaches to Knowledge Nachmias-Nachmias (2000)‏ Nachmias-Nachmias (2000)‏ ,[object Object]
 
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Approaches to Knowledge Nachmias-Nachmias (2000)‏ ,[object Object]
 
Authoritarian or Mystical?
Approaches to Knowledge Nachmias-Nachmias (2000)‏ ,[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Formal Logic
Mathematical Model
Scientific Knowledge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Normative vs Non-Normative Knowledge ,[object Object]
Normative vs Non-Normative Knowledge Non-normative knowledge is concerned not with evaluation or prescription but with factual or objective determinations.
Journalists vs.Political Scientists ,[object Object],[object Object]
Scientific Explanation Logic vs. Empirical Explanations ,[object Object]
Deductive Explanations ,[object Object],[object Object]
Example of Deduction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Example of Deduction ,[object Object]
Deduction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Probabilistic Knowledge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Probabilistic Knowledge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Scientific Knowledge Characteristics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Transmissible ,[object Object]
Cumulative ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Generalizable Scientific knowledge is  generalizable . In other words, it has applicability to most observable cases.
What is theory?
What is theory? ,[object Object]
What is theory? ,[object Object],[object Object]
What is theory? ,[object Object],[object Object]
Parsimony ,[object Object]
The Scientific Method ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Nachmias-Nachmias
Social Science vs. Natural Science ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Social Science vs. Natural Science ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Social Science vs. Natural Science ,[object Object]
Social Science vs. Natural Science ,[object Object]
Social Science vs. Natural Science ,[object Object]
Are the social sciences really sciences?
Practical Criticisms ,[object Object]
Practical Criticisms ,[object Object]
Practical Criticisms ,[object Object]
Philosophical Criticisms ,[object Object]
Philosophical Criticisms ,[object Object],[object Object]
Philosophical Criticisms ,[object Object]
Political Science History Traditional Political Science ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Political Science History Behavioral Revolution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Empirical Research is good because ... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Empirical Research is bad because ... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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