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Historians and Social Scientists - Divergence and Convergence within the Research Methodology
Historians and Social Scientists - Divergence and Convergence within the Research Methodology

Author(s): Lucian Jora
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Ovidius University Press
Keywords: history; social sciences; representation of history; research methodology

Summary/Abstract: The primary difference between history and social science lies in the former’s reluctance to develop a generalized theory, while the latter clamors for common rules that bind human behavior over time and geographic space. Where is the convergence between those two kinds of approaches?

  • Issue Year: 1/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 15-30
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English
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