The Role of Theory in Comparative Politics: A Symposium
- 1 October 1995
- journal article
- Published by Project MUSE in World Politics
- Vol. 48 (1) , 1-49
- https://doi.org/10.1353/wp.1995.0002
Abstract
The Center of International Studies at Princeton University organized a symposium during 1993—94 on the role of theory in comparative politics. Presented here is an edited and condensed version of the proceedings. In light of recent challenges posed by both rational choice and post-modern cultural approaches, the symposium helped elucidate the merits of competing theoretical approaches. A group of distinguished scholars presented a variety of views on the subject. In spite of recent intellectual developments, a diverse group of symposium participants adhered to a loosely defined “core,” or to what one participant characterized as the “eclectic center” of comparative politics.Keywords
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