NAUKOWE PROGRAMY BADAWCZE JAKO ALTERNATYWA DLA PARADYGMATÓW NAUKI O POLITYCE
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE PARADIGMS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Summary/Abstract: In the second half of the twentieth century, the paradigm became a fundamental category used in the field of theoretical reflection and research in the social sciences, including political science. Meanwhile, the concept of the paradigm itself - as its creator, Kuhn, indicated - does not fit the way research is conducted in the social sciences. The article aims to present the possibility of applying Lakatos's philosophy of scientific research programmes in place of Kuhn's philosophy of scientific revolution and paradigms. The use of the Lakatosian perspective makes it possible to organise the field of theoretical research and demonstrate the direction of theory development in political science. At the same time, adherence to the concept of multi-paradigmaticity leads to a reduction in the level of coherence of theoretical reflection.

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