GVPT 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Liberalism, Theoretical Definition, Economic Liberalism
10 Sep 2018
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Syllabus topics: textbook and workbook chapter 1, begin pilot design. Ask questions about empirical facts (what and why questions) variables. Conduct a replicable test of the hypothesis (using a variety of methods -- often statistical) These questions focus on the empirical, measurable side. Not value laden (ex: should this be a particular way) An idea or mental construct that represents phenomena in the real world. A concept is an observable and measurable phenomena. Primary goals of political science to research and describe concepts. Questions expressed using ideas, frequently unclear and difficult to answer empirically. Concrete conceptual questions expressed using tangible properties and can be answered empirically. Some concepts refer to variety of concrete terms. Need to transform concepts into specific concrete terms. What is essential to the concept, what is the core of what we want to observe and measure. Is it unidimensional or multidimensional with two or more distinct groups of empirical characteristics.
