Debating the Direction of Comparative Politics
Debating the Direction of Comparative Politics
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比较政治学方向的争论
DOI：
10.1177/0010414006294815
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发表时间：
2007
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
R. Snyder
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作者：
Gerardo L. Munck;R. Snyder
本文通过对该领域研究范围、目标和方法的新数据的分析，为正在进行的关于比较政治学方向的辩论做出贡献。分析结果如下。比较政治学是一个丰富多彩的领域，不能仅仅用一个维度来准确描述，甚至不能用简单的术语来概括。反过来，关于领域方向的选择往往被框定为旧区域研究方法和新经济方法之间的赤裸裸的选择，这在很大程度上依赖于没有得到支持的假设。因此，可取的做法是侧重于有问题的方法做法，正如这项研究所显示的那样，这些做法在比较研究中很普遍，因此严重阻碍了知识的产生。
This article contributes to ongoing debates about the direction of comparative politics through an analysis of new data on the scope, objectives, and methods of research in the field. The results of the analysis are as follows. Comparative politics is a rich and diverse field that cannot be accurately characterized on the basis of just one dimension or even summarized in simple terms. In turn, the tendency to frame choices about the direction of the field in terms of a stark alternative between an old area studies approach and a new economic approach relies on largely unsupported assumptions. It is therefore advisable to focus on problematic methodological practices that, as this study shows, are widespread in comparative research and thus pose serious impediments to the production of knowledge.