To develop theories and research designs requires concepts. Gary Goertz provides advice on the construction and use of social science concepts and their use in
Concepts have always been foundational to the social science enterprise. This book is a guide to working with them. Against the positivist project of concept "r
Although written simply enough to be accessible to undergraduates, accomplished scholars are likely to appreciate it too. Reading it taught me quite a lot about
It is argued that the conception of social science emerging today is one that involves a synthesis of radical constructivism and critical realism. The crucial c