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Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region, and Qualitative Analysis

Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies

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Title Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region, and Qualitative Analysis
 
Creator Fernando, Rolando S.
 
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Description Pernicious dualisms within the social sciences, particularly in political science, have continued in recent years, albeit minimally abated and on a more polite discourse level. First and foremost is the unbearably drawn out debate between qualitative and quantitative methods that has tested the civility of even the most polite of scholars. Added to these epistemological and ontological battlegrounds are the parallel
debates on “small n” versus “large n” sample sizes, interpretivism versus positivism, meaning versus causal inferences, and—more specifically within comparative politics—universal theory formulation versus nuanced area studies. Oftentimes, the core issue of establishing viable bases of comparison, qualitative bases in this volume’s case, as a key
component of a sound comparative framework, is lost in the shrillness of the debate. This well-intentioned anthology is partly successful in addressing this theoretical and methodological quandary, but a significant amount of work remains.
 
Publisher Third World Studies Center
 
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Date 2011-02-24
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/kasarinlan/article/view/2067
 
Source Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies; Vol 24, No 1-2 (2009): The Philippines in the WTO; 217-221
2012-080X
0116–0923
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/kasarinlan/article/view/2067/pdf_107
 
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