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How should we theorize about the social world? How can we integrate theories, models and approaches from seemingly incompatible disciplines? Does theory affect social reality? This state-of-the-art collection addresses contemporary methodological questions and interdisciplinary developments in the philosophy of social science. Facilitating a mutually enriching dialogue, chapters by leading social scientists are followed by critical evaluations from philosophers of social science. This exchange showcases recent major theoretical and methodological breakthroughs and challenges in the social sciences, as well as fruitful ways in which the analytic tools developed in philosophy of science can be applied to understand these advancements. The volume covers a diverse range of principles, methods, innovations and applications, including scientific and methodological pluralism, performativity of theories, causal inferences and applications of social science to policy and business. Taking a practice-orientated and interactive approach, it offers a new philosophy of social science grounded in and relevant to the emerging social science practice.

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Author:   Michiru Nagatsu (University of Helsinki, Finland) ,  Dr Attilia Ruzzene
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9781474248754

ISBN 10:   1474248756
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   30 May 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction, Michiru Nagatsu (University of Helsinki, Finland) and Attilia Ruzzene (University of Bergamo, Italy) Part I: The plurality of approaches, disciplines and theories 1. Integration and the disunity of the social sciences, Christophe Heintz (Central European University, Hungary), Mathieu Charbonneau (Central European University, Hungary) and Jay Fogelman (Central European University, Hungary) Commentary: Plurality and Pluralisms for the Social Sciences, Raffaella Campaner (University of Bologna, Italy) 2. The Eroding Artificial/Natural Distinction? Some Consequences for Ecology and Economics, C. Tyler DesRoches (Arizona State University, USA), S. Andrew Inkpen (Dalhousie University, Canada), Tom L. Green (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia) Commentary: Obstacles to interdisciplinary research: metaphysical, cognitive and axiological, Michiru Nagatsu (University of Helsinki, Finland) 3. Team Agency and Conditional Games, Andre Hofmeyr (University of Cape Town, South Africa) and Don Ross (University of Cape Town, South Africa) Commentary: Explaining prosocial behaviour: team reasoning or social influence?, Cédric Paternotte (Sorbonne University Paris, France) Part II: From methodological choice to methodological mix 4. The Methodologies of Behavioral Econometrics, Glenn W. Harrison (Georgia State University, USA) Commentary: Reflections on Decision Research and its Empiricism: Four Comments Inspired by Harrison, Nathaniel T. Wilcox (Chapman University, USA) 5. Reasons for Using Mixed Methods in the Evaluation of Complex Projects, Michael Woolcock (Harvard University, USA) Commentary: Why Mixed Methods Are Necessary for Evaluating Any Policy, Nancy Cartwright (Durham University, UK) 6. From an individual to a holistic lens: Reassessing marketing models to deliver impact, Charlotte Vangsgaard (ReD Associates) Commentary: Unity and Disunity in Consumer Behaviour Research, Attilia Ruzzene (University of Bergamo, Italy) 7. The Fish Tank Complex of Social Modelling on Space and Time in Understanding Collective Dynamics, Tommaso Venturini (French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation, France) Commentary: Versioning and structural change, Petri Ylikoski (University of Helsinki, Finland) 8. Social Statistics Using Strategic Structuralism and Pluralism, Wendy Olsen (Manchester University, UK) Commentary: Heterogeneity, plasticity, and mechanisms: Comments on Olsen, Daniel Little (University of Michigan-Dearbon, USA) Part III: Explanation; Theorizing; Performativity 9. Causal Mechanisms and Qualitative Causal Inference in the Social Sciences, David Waldner (University of Virginia, USA) Commentary: An Alternative Hypothesis about Process Tracing: Comments on “Causal Mechanisms and Qualitative Causal Inference in the Social Sciences”, Daniel Steel (University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA) 10. How to theorize? On the changing role and meaning of theory in the social sciences, Mikael Carleheden (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) Commentary: Social Theory and Underdetermination: A Philosophical History and Reconstruction, Stephen Turner (University of South Florida, USA) 11. Assembling economic actors: time-varying rates and the new electricity consumer, Daniel Breslau (Virginia Tech, USA) Commentary: Assembling the economic actors, Nicolas Brisset (Université Côte d’Azur, France) Index

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The boundaries between the social sciences and philosophy are being re-traced. In this compilation, some insightful social scientists reflect on their methods in critical discussion with up-to-date philosophers. See for yourself where the future of social research will be. -- David Teira, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UNED, Spain An interesting volume that ingeniously expands on the belief that a fruitful interaction between philosophy and social science can only start from a carefully considered, genuine dialogue among researchers from both sides. An insightful resource for teaching at different levels of competence. -- Eleonora Montuschi, Associate Professor in Philosophy of Science, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy

The boundaries between the social sciences and philosophy are being re-traced. In this compilation, some insightful social scientists reflect on their methods in critical discussion with up-to-date philosophers. See for yourself where the future of social research will be. -- David Teira, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UNED, Spain

The boundaries between the social sciences and philosophy are being re-traced. In this compilation, some insightful social scientists reflect on their methods in critical discussion with up-to-date philosophers. See for yourself where the future of social research will be. * David Teira, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UNED, Spain * An interesting volume that ingeniously expands on the belief that a fruitful interaction between philosophy and social science can only start from a carefully considered, genuine dialogue among researchers from both sides. An insightful resource for teaching at different levels of competence. * Eleonora Montuschi, Associate Professor in Philosophy of Science, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy * The volume fully embodies the growing (and for a time, much needed) tendency in the field of Philosophy of the Social Science that tries to connect philosophical reflection with the best practices and the more promising research programs in the Social Sciences. Nagatsu's and Ruzzene's work does this in a bold, innovative way, and thus interestingly complements recent efforts that have collectively entrench this close-to-the-practice approach to the field. -- Maria Jimenez-Buedo, Assistant Professor, UNED, Spain

Author Information

Michiru Nagatsu is Associate Professor at Practical Philosophy and HELSUS (Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science) at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Attilia Ruzzene is Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bergamo, Italy.

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