Usable Theory: Analytic Tools for Social and Political Research

by Dietrich Rueschemeyer

Book Overview

The project of twentieth-century sociology and political science--to create predictive scientific theory--resulted in few full-scale theories that can be taken off the shelf and successfully applied to empirical puzzles. Yet focused "theory frames" that formulate problems and point to relevant causal factors and conditions have produced vibrant, insightful, and analytically oriented empirical research. While theory frames alone cannot offer explanation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691129592
• ISBN13: 9780691129594
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"