Methodological Dilemmas of Political Science
Methodological Dilemmas of Political Science
Author(s): Janusz WęgrzeckiSubject(s): History and theory of political science, Methodology and research technology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: methodology; dilemmas; political science; political actor; political theory;
Summary/Abstract: The article identifies and analyses methodological dilemmas in Polish political science in the last fifty years. These dilemmas concern: the object of cognition – its exist- ence and preferred research strategies, the development model of the discipline, methods in political science, methodological identity of political science, the essence of politics and what is political, empirical or theoretical character of political science, the possibility of formulating grand theories in political science, new subdisciplines in political science, political anthropology, individual agency and the ontological status of social groups, value judgments, and axiological neutrality of the researcher. The article concludes that Polish political scientists in the last fifty years have been advocating a complementary position that goes beyond concrete alternatives.
Journal: Teoria Polityki
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 37-48
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English