Political contingency : studying the unexpected, the accidental, and the unforeseen / edited by Ian Shapiro and Sonu Bedi.

Other author Shapiro, Ian.
Other author Bedi, Sonu.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionviii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
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Subjects

Contents Introduction: Contingency's challenge to political science / Ian Shapiro and Sonu Bedi -- From fortune to feedback : contingency and the birth of modern political science / David Wootton -- Mapping contingency / Andreas Schedler -- Resilience as the explanandum of social theory / Philip Pettit -- Events as causes : the case of American politics / David R. Mayhew -- Contingent public policies and racial hierarchy : lessons from immigration and census policies / Jennifer Hochschild and Traci Burch -- Region, contingency, and democratization / Susan Stokes -- Contingency, politics, and the nature of inquiry : why non-events matter / Gregory A. Huber -- Modeling contingency / Elisabeth Jean Wood -- When democracy complicates peace : how democratic contingencies affect negotiated settlements / Courtney Jung -- Contingency in biophysical research / Robert G. Shulman and Mark R. Shulman.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007020644
ISBN9780814740446 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0814740448 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JA 71 .P6123 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold