PSC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter All: Ethnic Federalism, Ethnography, Authoritarianism
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Main purpose: weaknesses of each method, assign situations for when each method should be used. Personal take: will help comparativists recognize more detailed differences, experimental method is best because statistics are too abstract unless measuring economics/not descriptive enough. Agree that simplification is necessary, understanding the fundamental differences. Cm should be used when there are a small number of cases. Most obvious need in the field is simplification. Area approach : studying cases in the same geographical area because of similar traits. Moore - the democratic route to modern society. Explain the different processes states may take to achieve democracy/modernization, bourgeois is the best/only route to western democracy. Agree that need all classes on board to be successful but not always realistic/feasible, there has to be more than one method, india didn"t even need a revolution, non violence. Royal absolutism is unfavorable for prospect of democracy, room must be left for nobility power.
