Chernoff, Fred

The power of international theory : reforging the link to foreign policy-making through scientific enquiry / Fred Chernoff. - xii, 253p. ; 24cm.



Introduction -- 1)Policy-making, prediction and the theory of international behaviour -- 2)Social science, naturalism and Scientific realism -- 3)Theory, observation and law -- 4)Natural causation, social action and international politics -- 5)Prediction, theory and policy-making -- 6)Explaining agreement and disagreement in the natural sciences and social sciences -- 7)Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography --Index

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International relations
Politik bilimler
Policy sciences
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JZ1305 / .C44 2005