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Was soll und wie betreibt man vergleichende Diktaturforschung? Ein forschungsprogrammatischer Essay in evolutorischer Perspektive

What is the aim of comparative dictatorship research and how should it be carried out? A research program essay from an evolutionary perspective
[journal article]

Patzelt, Werner J.

Abstract

Der Verfasser arbeitet grundlegende Probleme einer vergleichenden Autokratieforschung aus der Perspektive der Erkenntnistheorie und der Soziologie der Wissenschaft heraus. Die vergleichende Autokratieforschung krankt nach seiner Ansicht an unklaren Vorstellungen über ihr Thema, einer ungenügenden Zu... view more

Der Verfasser arbeitet grundlegende Probleme einer vergleichenden Autokratieforschung aus der Perspektive der Erkenntnistheorie und der Soziologie der Wissenschaft heraus. Die vergleichende Autokratieforschung krankt nach seiner Ansicht an unklaren Vorstellungen über ihr Thema, einer ungenügenden Zusammenarbeit zwischen Politikwissenschaftlern und Historikern, einer zu engen Verbindung der Forschung mit politischen Interessen, einem 'democracy bias' bei der Bestimmung der Forschungsagenda, an Typologien ohne historische Tiefe, zu unpräzisen Vorstellungen über die Ähnlichkeit und Unähnlichkeit von Phänomenen und fehlenden 'Algorithmen' bei der Erkennung von Mustern autoritärer Strukturen. Der Problemdiagnose folgt ein innovatives Rezept für eine systematisch angelegte, kumulative und interdisziplinäre vergleichende Forschung über autoritäre Regime. Es basiert auf dem unter Federführung des Autors in Dresden entwickelten Evolutorischen Institutionalismus, einer neuen Variante des Historischen Institutionalismus. (ICF2)... view less


'Comparative research on authoritarian regimes is at the core of political science. But it must cope with some serious problems: unclear conceptions of the topic itself, insufficient cooperation between political scientists and historians, linkages with political interests that are too close for com... view more

'Comparative research on authoritarian regimes is at the core of political science. But it must cope with some serious problems: unclear conceptions of the topic itself, insufficient cooperation between political scientists and historians, linkages with political interests that are too close for comfort, an uncontrolled 'democracy bias' when defining the research agenda, typologies without historical depth, unclear conceptions of similarity and dissimilarity, and missing 'algorithms' of pattern recognition with respect to authoritarian structures and institutional developments. After discussions on these issues from the angles of both epistemology and the sociology of science, handles for more systematic, cumulative, and interdisciplinary comparative research on authoritarian regimes in an historical perspective are derived from evolutionary institutionalism, a recent variant of historical institutionalism. In particular, its approaches towards an analysis of 'institutional architecture', 'institutional evolution', and 'institutional morphology' are linked by many examples, with comparative research on authoritarian regimes.' (author's abstract)|... view less

Keywords
interest; institution; problem consciousness; perspective; institutionalism; pressure group; diagnosis; historical development; interdisciplinarity; institutionalization; dictatorship; research approach; politician; authoritarianism; research deficit; political interest

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Sociology of Knowledge

Method
theory application; applied research; descriptive study

Document language
German

Publication Year
2009

Page/Pages
p. 167-207

Journal
Totalitarismus und Demokratie, 6 (2009) 2

ISSN
1612-9008

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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