Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics

Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics

Through the use of logic, simulation, and empirical data, Benjamin A. Most and Harvey Starr develop and demonstrate a nuanced and more appropriate conceptualization of explanation in international relations and foreign policy in Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics. They demonstrate that a concern with the logical underpinnings of research raises a series of theoretical, conceptual, and epistemological issues that must be addressed if theory and research design are to meet the challenges of cumulation in the study of international relations (or any area of social science). The authors argue for understanding the critical, yet subtle, interplay of the elements with a research triad composed of theory, logic, and method.

  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface to the 2015 Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. INTRODUCTION: Cumulation, Theory, and the Logic of Inquiry
  • 2. OPPORTUNITY AND WILLINGNESS: A Pre-Theoretic Framework
  • 3. BASIC LOGIC AND RESEARCH DESIGN: Conceptualization, Case Selection, and the Form of Relationships
  • 4. CONCEPTUALIZING WAR: Attributes and Process
    • Appendix to Chapter 4
  • 5. FOREIGN POLICY SUBSTITUTABILITY AND “NICE” LAWS: Integrating Process and Theory
    • Appendixes to Chapter 5
  • 6. THE LOGIC OF INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURE: Power, War, and Micro-Macro Linkages
    • Appendix to Chapter 6
  • 7. CONCLUSION: Closure, Cumulation, and International Relations Theory
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
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