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The Limits of Social Democracy: Investment Politics in Sweden 9781501737541

It gives the reader a clear basis for understanding the rise of Swedish social democracy and provides a detailed examina

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Philosophy of Social Science: The Philosophical Foundations of Social Thought (Traditions in Social Theory) 1350329088, 9781350329089

Philosophers and social scientists share a common goal: to explore fundamental truths about ourselves and the nature of

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The Rise and Fall of the Miraculous Welfare Machine: Immigration and Social Democracy in Twentieth-Century Sweden 9781501704093

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Testament for Social Science (RLE Social Theory): An Essay in the Application of Scientific Method to Human Problems 1000155900, 9781000155907

The contrast between man’s amazing ability to manipulate his world and his pitiful incompetence in managing his own affa

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Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science 9781412863988

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New Directions in the Philosophy of Social Science: The Heterogeneous Social [Illustrated] 1783487399, 9781783487394

Philosophy matters for the social sciences. Our world faces ever more complex and hazardous problems and, social science

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The Rational and the Social (RLE Social Theory): How to Understand Science in a Social World 1317651308, 9781317651307

To paraphrase Marx, sociologists have only interpreted science; the point is to improve it. The Rational and the Social

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The Logic of Social Science 0691214956, 9780691214955

A groundbreaking logic-based approach to bridging the scientific-constructivist divide in social science The Logic of

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The Social Science of Sport 9781138082915

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The Retreat of the Social: The Rise and Rise of Reductionism 9781782387190

The powerful individualist and subjectivist turn in anthropology - a turn that cannot be easily separated from larger po

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