Systemism, social mechanisms, and scientific progress: A case study of the international crisis behavior project

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 352-370

  James, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

International crises; International relations; Paradigm; Scientific progress

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344674671     PISSN: 00483931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0048393104266438     Document Type: Article

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