This original account of the role of philosophy and methodology in political sciences gets back to the basics of studying politics. Cutting through long-standing controversies across different theoretical camps within the discipline, Dowding provides an innovative and pluralistic argument for the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches. He offers an analysis of, and a counterbalance to, debates over causal explanation, defending a scientific realist perspective that is open to entirely different methods.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | London and New York |
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| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
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| Number of pages | 296 |
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| Volume | 1 |
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| Edition | 1st |
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| ISBN (Print) | 9781403904478 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
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