摘要
本文通过讨论斯考切波的《国家与社会革命》、尤尔查科的《苏联的最后一代》以及和文凯的《通向现代财政国家之路》三部专著来展示定性研究从实证到解析的多样化发展。比较这三部在社会科学领域颇具影响力的专著可以看出,其定性研究方法的运用和倾向都具有鲜明的特点。根据上述比较分析,本文在最后提出以下命题以供争鸣,即定性研究的长处在于细节描述、概念辨析和具体因果机制的发掘,因此更适合非实证性研究。当然,实证性研究和非实证性研究对我们思考人类的社会行为都有重大意义和贡献。
This article reveals the various developments in qualitative research from empirical to analytical traditions, by discussing three influential social-science works—The Skocpol’s States and Social Revolutions, Alexei Yurchak’s Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More, and He Wenkai’s Paths toward the Modern Fiscal State. In terms of methodology, each work can be regarded as a certain type of qualitative research. The tentative argument is that qualitative research is effective for detailed descriptions, conceptual interpretations, and searches for particular causal mechanisms, and therefore it should be more suitable for non-positive types of research. It is important to recognize the significance and contributions of both these types of research to our thinking about human social behavior.
出处
《公共管理评论》
CSSCI
2017年第3期5-14,共10页
China Public Administration Review
基金
浙江大学文科教师教学科研发展专项资助
关键词
定性研究
话语
因果机制
Qualitative Research
Discourse
Causal Mechanisms
