[Bokanmeldelse] The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations
Patrick T. Jackson: The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations: Philosophy of Science and its Implications for the Study of World Politics
Abingdon/New York, Routledge | 268 sider
Anmeldt av Kristin M. Haugvik i Forum for Development Studies 2011; Volum 38.(2) s. 223-225.
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At the core of Patrick T. Jackson's new book The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations stands the mutual dependency of philosophies of science in the one hand and the study of world politics on the other. Seeking to prepare the ground for a more open and balanced scholarly debate on these issues, Jackson dismisses in his first chapter the very premise that seems to underpin much international relations (IR) scholarship: that there exists such a thing as a single, objectively valid 'scientific method' or 'philosophy of science'.