How to study politics? Contemporary methodological discourse in political science on the example of the Flyvbjerg Debate Cover Image

Jak badać politykę? Analiza współczesnego dyskursu metodologicznego w politologii na przykładzie Flyvbjerg Debate
How to study politics? Contemporary methodological discourse in political science on the example of the Flyvbjerg Debate

Author(s): Marek Pająk
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: political science; methodological debate; Flyvbjerg Debate

Summary/Abstract: The article is the analysis of contemporary methodological discourse in political science on the example of the Flyvbjerg Debate. The article focuses on Bent Flyvbjerg’s and David D. Laitin’s positions linking them with broader discussions in political science. Especially those concerning proper model of scientific researches. The author traces evolution of political science from the perspective of controversy between protagonists of analytical‑empirical model and their critics.

  • Issue Year: 11/2014
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 23-44
  • Page Count: 22