Study Questions for Kramer

  1. What is the author's main point?
  2. What is the "pluralist-radical controversy"?
  3. How would (authors described by) Ball characterize Kramer's critique of political science research?
  4. How does natural science differ in practice from social science?
  5. What do we call "positive" or "formal" theory?
  6. What problems does Kramer have with it?
  7. What research tradition does survey research fit into?
  8. What problems does Kramer have with it?
  9. What author described by Ball is Kramer closest to?
  10. According to Kramer, what (current) political science research is "good" or even "adequate"?
  11. Why does any of this matter to political scientists?

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