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Volume 71 - September 1977

Contents

Page 6 of 39

Letter

Review Article

Political Theory and Methodology

Book Review

Other

Review Article

Letter

Political Theory, History of Political Thought and Methodology

Book Review

Political Theory and Methodology

Book Review

Other

Political Theory, History of Political Thought and Methodology

Book Review

Research Article

  • On Social Psychological Handy Work: An Interpretive Review of The Handbook of Social Psychology, Second Edition*

  • Richard M. Merelman
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    01 August 2014, pp. 1109-1120

  • This paper reviews the new Handbook of Social Psychology, with a special eye towards its utility for political scientists. The review focuses on theory, methodology, substantive areas of social psychological research, and political applications of social psychological findings. Special attention is paid to Handbook articles of particular merit and application to political science. These include articles on cognitive theory, experimentation, observational analyses and sociometry, as well as articles which add to our knowledge of such politically important problems as reasoning, compliance, and decision making. Throughout, important findings relevant to the operations of politics are spotlighted. These include, inter alia, cognitive biases towards the perception of unequal influence, the “risky shift,” constraints on selective perception, and characteristics of leadership behavior. Omissions, theoretical flaws, and errors due to the “datedness” of findings are also discussed.

Political Theory and Methodology

Book Review

Review Essay

Political Theory, History of Political Thought and Methodology

Book Review

Political Theory and Methodology

Book Review

Political Theory, History of Political Thought and Methodology

Book Review

Review Essay

  • Political Statistics for the United States: Observations on Some Major Data Sources*†

  • Edward R. Tufte
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    01 August 2014, pp. 305-314

  • Thirteen major data sources for the study of American politics are examined with regard to their conceptual orientation, error structure, and inferential utility. A great deal of ephemera and measurement without theory is discovered. Few of the documents contain any serious discussion of error structure, although some do report “standard errors” based on naive sampling models. In addition to suggestions for improving the compilation of political statistics, recommendations for a basic minimum library of data sources for American politics are made: The Almanac of American Politics and the Statistical Abstract of the United States, followed by the Guide to U.S. Elections.

Political Theory and Methodology

Book Review

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