Author/Authors :
Davison, Andrew Vassar College - Department of Political Science, USA
Title Of Article :
THE POWER AND HERMENEUTIC LIMITS OF SOCIAL FACT ANALYSIS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ON TURKEY
Abstract :
The character of prominent political science explanation on central questions of political modernity in Turkey reflects the philosophical underpinnings of social fact analysis as articulated by Emile Durkheim. Social fact analysis is particularly interesting in relation to ongoing philosophical discussions in the philosophy of social inquiry that reveal both its analytical power and limits in contrast to hermeneutical approaches to social explanation. Here I seek to illuminate both of these elements - the power of social fact analysis and its limits - as a way of suggesting Durkheim s significant and ongoing impact on political science inquiry on Turkey.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Durkheim , social fact analysis , Turkey , political modernity
JournalTitle :
Turkish journal of sociology
