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The concept of 'explanation' has attracted considerable attention in the social sciences, and particularly within political science. However, scholars are not always familiar with what explaining political phenomena means, let alone with what it entails for developing sound causal arguments. This article introduces Craig Parsons' typology of explanation before assessing its value for the causal analysis of political behaviour and processes. As argued, despite its limitations, this typology clearly maps four types of explanation in political science (institutional, ideational, structural and psychological) while helping scholars to combine them more rigorously when needed. This is why Parsons' typology has the potential to move political scientists to the 'next level' as far as 'explanation' is concerned.

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Editors: 1906-16, W.W. Willoughby and others; 1917-25, J.A. Fairlie and others; 1926- F.A. Ogg and others. ; Vols. 6-8 accompanied by supplements: Proceedings of the association at its 8th-10th annual meetings, 1911-Dec. 30, 1913/Jan. 1, 1914. Vol. 24, no. 1, Feb. 1930, accompanied by suppl.: Report of the Committee on Policy of the Association. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Vols. 1-10, 1906-16 (Suppl. to v. 11, no. 3). 1 v. (Includes index to the association's Proceedings, 1904-14); Vols. 1-20, 1906-26. 1 v. ; "Book review" section continued in 2003 as part of: Perspectives on politics. ; "News and notes" section continued in 1968 as part of: PS.

The Political Science Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces it awards for basic research support and dissertation improvement grants for fiscal year 2011. The Program funded 25 new projects and 44 doctoral dissertation improvement proposals. The Political Science Program spent $5,234,470 on these research, training and workshop projects and $483,822 on dissertation training grants for political science students. The program holds two grant competitions annually —Regular Research, August and January 15; Dissertation Improvement, September 16 and January 15— and constitutes a major source of political science research funding as part of fulfilling NSF's mission to encourage theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social and political processes and structures.

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE COMING CHANGE IN SOUTH KOREAN POLITICS. IN THE AUTHOR'S VIEW, SOUTH KOREA IS IN A STATE OF RAPID TRANSITION. A NEW ERA BEGAN FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT PARK CHUNG-HEE IN 1979. A NEW ERA WILL OPEN WITH THE ELECTION OF A NEW PRESIDENT, HE SAYS, AND THE CHOOSING OF A NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW CONSTITUTION ADOPTED IN 1980.

This essay explores how three components of the new political history-research on the motivations behind the rise of conservatisms the discovery of the nineteenth-century state, and arguments about the particularities of public policy-can offer useful analytical tools for political scientists. Adapted from the source document.