- Looking for a Science of Politics
- Gianluca Damiani
William H. Riker and the Postwar Political Science
- Gianluca Damiani
- © 2026 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6.05
The chapter reconstructs Riker’s intellectual trajectory in the 1950s, examining his methodological writings and early attempts to define a formal, positive political theory within the broader transformations of postwar American political science.
- Keywords:
- Positive Political Theory,
- Methodology,
- Power,
Chapter Information
Chapter Title
William H. Riker and the Postwar Political Science
Authors
Gianluca Damiani
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6.05
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Metadata License
Bibliographic Information
Book Title
Looking for a Science of Politics
Book Subtitle
William H. Riker and the adoption of Game Theory in Political Science
Authors
Gianluca Damiani
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
234
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0977-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0978-6
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0979-3
Series Title
Premio Tesi di Dottorato Città di Firenze
Series ISSN
3103-3881
Series E-ISSN
3103-3989