SPECIFICS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AS A RESEARCH METHOD IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

The paper focuses on structural analysis as a method of political research. The author attempts to demonstrate some features of this method distinguishing it from the American structural functionalism. At the same time, the use of discourse analysis method is explored, as well as the application of...

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Main Author: I. E. Mamaev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kemerovo State University 2014-02-01
Series:Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета
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Online Access:https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/652
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Summary:The paper focuses on structural analysis as a method of political research. The author attempts to demonstrate some features of this method distinguishing it from the American structural functionalism. At the same time, the use of discourse analysis method is explored, as well as the application of structuralist methodologies to the study of the phenomenon of political power. The author comes to the conclusion that using this method to investigate the the current political situation extends the methodological potential of political science as a branch of knowledge.
ISSN:2078-8975
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