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Political Science and History: Friends and Neighbours

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Against Anne Norton, it is argued that political science and history are good neighbours. Instances are given to show that the two disciplines need each other, both in political thought and in comparative government. Political scientists need historians to help understand important but improbable events. Historians need political scientists to help understand sampling issues and statistical methodology.

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  • Iain McLean, 2010. "Political Science and History: Friends and Neighbours," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 58(2), pages 354-367, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:58:y:2010:i:2:p:354-367
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2009.00826.x
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    1. Iain McLean, 2006. "Adam Smith, Radical and Egalitarian," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-349-73822-9, December.
    2. Anne Norton, 2010. "Politics against History: Temporal Distortions in the Study of Politics," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 58, pages 340-353, March.
    3. Iain McLean & Camilla Bustani, 1999. "Irish Potatoes and British Politics: Interests, Ideology, Heresthetic and the Repeal of the Corn Laws," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 47(5), pages 817-836, December.
    4. Iain McLean & Camilla Bustani, 2001. "On Providence, Potatoes, and Peel," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 49(1), pages 110-111, March.
    5. Anne Norton, 2010. "Politics against History: Temporal Distortions in the Study of Politics," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 58(2), pages 340-353, March.
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