PSCI 3313
Contemporary Approaches to Political Inquiry
Overview of debates around fundamental concepts in the social sciences and how theorists have understood them. Introduction to different paradigms and approaches, which may include positivism, Weberian ideal types, naturalism, pragmatism, social realism, critical rationalism, genealogy, structuralism, phenomenology, hermeneutics, deconstruction, and discourse analysis.
Topics
- social sciences and how theorists have understood them
Course catalogue
Prerequisites & course information
Precludes additional credit for PSCI 4308 (no longer offered), PSCI 4309 (no longer offered). Prerequisite(s): third-year standing and ( PSCI 2301 and PSCI 2302 ), or permission of the Department. Lecture three hours a week
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027