Concepts and Method in Social Science : The Tradition of Giovanni Sartori (Paperback)

Introduction David Collier and John Gerring  Part I:  Sartori on Concepts and Methods  1. Concept Misinformation in Comparative Politics  2. What is Politics?  3. The Tower of Babel  4. Guidelines for Concept Analysis  5. Comparing and Miscomparing  6. Excerpts on Concepts, Definitions, and Models: Democracy:"What Is" vs. "How Much", Politics as Collectivized Decisions, From Classification to Measurement Model Mania Part II: Extending the Sartori Tradition  7. The Intension and Extension of Concepts Gary Goertz  8. Revolution Cristoph Kotowski  9. A Min-Max Strategy for Concept Formation John Gerring and Paul Barresi  10. Democracy with Adjectives David Collier and Steven Levitsky  11. Understanding peasant Revolution Marcus Kurtz 1 2. Institutionalization and Peronism Steven Levitsky  Part III: In the Academy and Beyond  13. Chance, Luck and Stubbornness: An Autobiographical Essay Giovanni Sartori  14. Teacher and Mentor Cindy Skach, Edward Walker, Hector Schamis Edward Gibson and Christoph Kotowski  15. Biography and Bibliography Oreste Massari