Validities: A political science perspective
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Social Epistemology
- Vol. 7 (1) , 85-105
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02691729308578683
Abstract
Validity is a central legitimating word in the lexicon of political science, suggesting the connection of scientific theory and research with the political world. Validity is constrained by uncontrollable variance in sampling, context, text, and analysis. Judgements of validity include scientific and political dimensions, implying serious anomalies. These may be partly dissolved by more complex definition and decomposition into multiple, parallel, switchable validities.Keywords
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