What do we mean by theory in international relations? What kinds of
knowledge do theories seek? How do they stipulate it is found? How
should we evaluate any resulting knowledge claims? What do answers
to these questions tell us about the theory project in IR, and in
the social sciences more generally? Lebow explores these questions
in a critical evaluation of the positivist and interpretivist
epistemologies. He identifies tensions and problems specific to
each epistemology, and some shared by both, and suggests possible
responses. By exploring the relationship between the foundations of
theories and the empirical assumptions they encode, Lebow's
analysis enables readers to examine in greater depth the different
approaches to theory and their related research strategies. This
book will be of interest to students and scholars of international
relations theory and philosophy of social science.
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