comparative political theory

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falsifiability

have to be able to test your claim and provie it false

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deterministic causation

Causal patterns in a given domain are predictable; certain initial conditions invariably lead to certain political outcomes (involves necessary + sufficient conditions)

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necessary + sufficient

you have x, you always see y; one just brings about the other

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necessary + insufficient

you must have it, but with other things

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unnecessary + sufficient

one way to do it, but not the only way

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unnecessary + insufficient

it would contribute, but alongside other factors

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probabliistic causation

causes are not deterministic, but rather raise the probability of certain outcomes

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mill’s method of difference

comparing countries that are as similar as possible with only the variable of interest being different

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mill’s method of agreement

comparing countries that are as different as possible with only the variable of interest being similar to see how similar outcomes are produced