Evidential pluralism in the social sciences / Yafeng Shan, Jon Williamson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shan, Yafeng, author.

Williamson, Jon, author.

Series:

Philosophy and method in the social sciences.

Philosophy and method in the social sciences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Social sciences--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Taylor & Francis, 2023.

Summary:

This volume contends that Evidential Pluralism-an account of the epistemology of causation, which maintains that in order to establish a causal claim one needs to establish the existence of a correlation and the existence of a mechanism-can be fruitfully applied to the social sciences. Through case studies in sociology, economics, political science and law, it advances new philosophical foundations for causal enquiry in the social sciences. The book provides an account of how to establish and evaluate causal claims and it offers a new way of thinking about evidence-based policy, basic social science research and mixed methods research. As such, it will appeal to scholars with interests in social science research and methodology, the philosophy of science and evidence-based policy.

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