Taking Explanation Seriously in Political Science
Taking Explanation Seriously in Political Science
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DOI：
10.1111/1478-9302.12055
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发表时间：
2015-08-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Beland, Daniel
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作者：
Daigneault, Pierre-Marc;Beland, Daniel
“解释”的概念在社会科学领域，特别是在政治科学领域引起了相当大的关注。然而，学者们并不总是熟悉解释政治现象的含义，更不用说了解它需要什么来发展合理的因果论证。本文介绍了克雷格·帕森斯的解释类型学，然后评估其对政治行为和过程的因果分析的价值。正如所争论的，尽管有其局限性，这种类型学清楚地描绘了政治学中的四种解释类型（制度、观念、结构和心理学），同时帮助学者在需要时将它们更严格地结合起来。这就是为什么帕森斯的类型学有可能将政治科学家推向一个新的水平“就解释而言”。
The concept of explanation' has attracted considerable attention in the social sciences, and particularly within political science. However, scholars are not always familiar with what explaining political phenomena means, let alone with what it entails for developing sound causal arguments. This article introduces Craig Parsons' typology of explanation before assessing its value for the causal analysis of political behaviour and processes. As argued, despite its limitations, this typology clearly maps four types of explanation in political science (institutional, ideational, structural and psychological) while helping scholars to combine them more rigorously when needed. This is why Parsons' typology has the potential to move political scientists to the next level' as far as explanation' is concerned.