Integrated Decentralization: Models of the Prefectoral System
In: Political studies: the journal of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 13-25
ISSN: 1467-9248
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In: Political studies: the journal of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 13-25
ISSN: 1467-9248
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 93-113
ISSN: 1477-7053
THE WARY WRITER COVERS HIMSELF IN ADVANCE AS BEST HE CAN against the most obvious lines of criticism. Let me say, therefore, that this article is not intended to break, or even blunt, a lance in the methodology debate of comparative politics, nor is it put forward as a contribution in its own right to the science of comparative politics. The intention is much simpler. I want to argue that there are practical forms of comparison which the political scientist can use when in a less than scientific mood and that useful ends can be served by such practical activity. What is offered here, then, is a series of personal reflections and no more. To prevent the appearance of scholarly intent, scholarly reference to the literature has been avoided. A plausible argument to forestall the critic, but probably sensible, is that the case for an unsophisticated approach to comparative politics should be presented in an unsophisticated way. Put another way, it may be that to be practical one should sometimes be naive.
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 93-113
ISSN: 0017-257X
IT IS ARGUED THAT THERE ARE PRACTICAL FORMS OF COMPARISON WHICH THE POLITICAL SCIENTIST CAN USE WHEN IN A LESS THAN SCIENTIFIC MOOD & THAT USEFUL ENDS CAN BE SERVED BY SUCH PRACTICAL ACTIVITY. THE NEED FOR DIVERSION OF SOME ENERGIES INTO SIMPLE, THEORETICALLY SIMPLE-MINDED COMPARATIVE STUDIES, PRACTICALLY ORIENTED IS SUGGESTED. THE EMPHASIS PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE OLD-FASHIONEDLY INSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE THE REFORM OF GOVERNMENT NEARLY ALWAYS DEPENDS ON A FORMAL CHANGE IN INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS. THERE ARE 3 LEVELS OF LEGITIMATE COMPARISON IN POLITICAL STUDIES: (1) THE SIMPLE JUXTAPOSITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY ACCOUNTS, (2) THE STRAIGHTFORWARD DESCRIPTIVE COMPARISON OF SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONS WITH RELATIVELY UNSOPHISTICATED EVALUATION, & (3) THE COMPARISON THAT IS INTENDED TO DEVELOP SCIENTIFIC THEORY. AN ACCEPTANCE OF ALL 3 MODES IS NEEDED. SCHOLARSHIP HAS A 2-FOLD DUTY: THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE & THE RELIEF OF MAN'S ESTATE. B. MILLER.
In: Political studies, Band 21, S. 13-25
ISSN: 0032-3217
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ISSN: 1468-2346
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ISSN: 1468-2346
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ISSN: 1468-2346
In: Political studies: the journal of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom, Band 18, Heft 2, S. 242-245
ISSN: 1467-9248
In: International affairs, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 142-145
ISSN: 1468-2346
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ISSN: 1460-2482
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of comparative politics, Band 23, Heft 1969sep, S. 93-96
ISSN: 1460-2482
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ISSN: 1467-9248
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ISSN: 1743-7938
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of comparative politics, Band 21, Heft 1968mar, S. 285-288
ISSN: 1460-2482