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Max Weber's Theory of Concept Formation: History, Laws, and Ideal Types.
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This article is published in Social Forces.The article was published on 1977-12-01. It has received 91 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ideal (set theory).read more
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Conceptual 'Stretching' Revisited: Adapting Categories in Comparative Analysis
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the challenge posed by two types of non-classical categories: family resemblances and radial categories, and discuss solutions to these problems, using examples of how scholars have adapted their categories in comparative research on democracy and authoritarianism.
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History, Historiography, and Political Science: Multiple Historical Records and the Problem of Selection Bias
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On Acting and Knowing: How Pragmatism Can Advance International Relations Research and Methodology
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Social Science Methodology: A Unified Framework
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Types of organizational control and their relationship to emotional well being.
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