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Методе истраживања узрока међународних сукоба
International conflicts' causes research methods

Author(s): Marina Ilić
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Центар за хуманистичке науке »Синтезис«
Keywords: international conflicts; theories of international relations; theory synthesis in international relations; data collection methods; data analysis methods; testing hypotheses

Summary/Abstract: The topic of this paper includes basic questions of the philosophy of social sciences, the role of international relations' theories and the possibilities of their fruitful synthesis, the construction of research questions, issues of selection, validity, reliability, and a comparison of various methods and techniques of data collection and data analysis in the international conflicts' causes researches. The results of this nalysis and given suggestions provide an introduction to methodology and research methods relevant to undertaking a contemporaneous achievement in the international relations' field. In addition, the paper will introduce readers and students of international relations to the background debates in philosophy of social science and international relations' theories that underpin different methodological approaches. The purpose is to help students identify the appropriate methodological approach for their project of international confl ict researches and to encourage them to apply the newest achievements of international relations' theories.

  • Issue Year: II/2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 45-62
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian