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APD from a Methodological Point of View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2003

John Gerring
Affiliation:
Boston University

Extract

Although in existence for only a few decades, the field of American political development (APD) has been an agent of many changes within the discipline of political science. It has been a leading force in the rediscovery of institutions; it has bolstered a comparative approach to American politics; it has helped to draw attention to previously neglected issues such as race, class, and gender; and it deserves primary responsibility for bringing the temporal dimension of politics into consideration.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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