counterfactual thought experiments and scholars' compulsion for closure

[...] Social scientists committed to theory building of this kind are correspondingly reluctant to admit the failings of their theories, let alone the overall difficulties encountered by the predictive enterprise' (p. 14). Framing the logic as Lebow might do, the protagonist's execution in...

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Published in:European political science 2010-12, Vol.9 (4), p.524-532
Main Author: Taras, Raymond
Format: Article
Language:English
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Comparative Politics
Evidence
Experiments
International Relations
Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Studies
Political science research
Political scientists
Political Theory
Review
Review articles
Social Science Research
Social sciences
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Summary:[...] Social scientists committed to theory building of this kind are correspondingly reluctant to admit the failings of their theories, let alone the overall difficulties encountered by the predictive enterprise' (p. 14). Framing the logic as Lebow might do, the protagonist's execution in Muddy River, set against the backdrop of rumors of political liberalization in Beijing, is the point of rupture without which consequent events would not have occurred: public protests against the killing followed by brutal reprisals carried out by the local authorities.
ISSN:1680-4333
1682-0983
DOI:10.1057/eps.2010.62