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Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) achieved arguably the most sophisticated philosophical understanding of politics in recent times. His characteristic skepticism extended to the possibility of creating a genuine science of politics. This chapter sketches the development of his conception of political understanding. It begins with his early elaboration of the modal character of all knowledge, discusses his criticism of rationalism & reflections on the appropriate curriculum for studying politics in a university. It concludes by examining the theoretical basis of his rejection of the idea that politics could be analyzed as a field governed by natural laws. 23 References. Adapted from the source document.

Analysis of the pre-1989 situation; The development of political science since 1989; Core theoretical and methodological orientations; Thematic orientation and funding; Public space and academic debates; Views on further development and major challenges.

Analysis of the pre-1989 situation; The development of political science since 1989; Core theoretical and methodological orientations; Thematic orientation and funding; Public space and academic debates; Views on further development and major challenges.

Analysis of the pre-1989 situation; The development of political science since 1989; Core theoretical and methodological orientations; Thematic orientation and funding; Public space and academic debates; Views on further development and major challenges.

Analysis of the pre-1989 situation; The development of political science since 1989; Core theoretical and methodological orientations; Thematic orientation and funding; Public space and academic debates; Views on further development and major challenges.

Analysis of the pre-1989 situation; The development of political science since 1989; Core theoretical and methodological orientations; Thematic orientation and funding; Public space and academic debates; Views on further development and major challenges.

Cover -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- What Is Research? -- What Is Science? -- Why Research Design? -- What Is Political Science? -- The Purposes of This Text -- The Way Ahead -- Chapter 2 Types of Research and Research Questions -- Normative and Positive Research -- Theoretical and Empirical Research -- Descriptive, Predictive, and Explanatory Research -- Theory Generation, Theory Testing, and Theory Application -- Alternative Approaches -- Choosing a Topic -- Sharpening the Research Question -- Further Reading -- Chapter 3 Theory in the Research Process -- Paradigms, Theories, Models, and Interpretations -- The Functions of Theory -- The Structure of Theory -- Developing Explanatory Theory -- What Makes a Good Theory? -- Practical Considerations about Theory -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4 Concepts and Operationalization -- Concepts -- Conceptualization -- Operationalization -- Pitfalls of Conceptualization -- Summing Up -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5 Measurement and Description -- Preliminaries -- A Glossary of Research Terms -- Measurement Reliability and Validity -- Measurement Strategies in Political Science -- Descriptive Inference -- Goals of Descriptive Research -- Describing Populations -- Describing Individual Cases -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6 Explanation and Causality -- Types of Explanation -- Notions of Causality -- Causal Inference -- Further Reading -- Chapter 7 Experimental Designs -- The Basics of Experimental Research -- The Design of Experimental Research -- Complications -- The Analysis of Experimental Data -- Experiments in Political Science and Public Policy Research -- Limits to Experimental Research -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Large-N Designs -- The Logic of Large-N Research -- Pitfalls on the Way from Association to Causation.

Analysis of the pre-1989 situation; The development of political science since 1989; Core theoretical and methodological orientations; Thematic orientation and funding; Public space and academic debates; Views on further development and major challenges.