Dinosaurs and the democratic peace: Paleontological lessons for avoiding the extinction of theory in Political Science

International Studies Perspectives

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-306

  Van Belle, Douglas A ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Democratic peace; Paleontology; Scientific progress; Strategies of inquiry; Strong inference

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DINOSAUR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXTINCTION; PALEONTOLOGY;

DINOSAURIA;

EID: 33745615378     PISSN: 15283577     EISSN: 15283585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-3585.2006.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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