Tradition vs. technique the changing complexion of journal publication in political science

Serials Librarian

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 49-62

  Rudasill, Lynne Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary crossing; Empiricism; Game theory; Political science; Rational choice; Research methodology in the social sciences; Scholarly publication

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010601220     PISSN: 0361526X     EISSN: 15411095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J123v43n02_06     Document Type: Article

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