Explanation in Historical Sociology: Narrative, General Theory, and Historically Specific Theory1

L'A. examine le role du recit et de la theorie generale dans l'elaboration de l'explication en sociologie historique. Il analyse, de facon critique, la theorie d'Edgar Kiser et de Michael Hechter en ce domaine. Il denonce le role des theories generales mis en exergue par Kiser et Hechter. Il qualifie d'inductivisme la perspective defendue par ces derniers. Il etudie la fonction du recit dans l'epistemologie historique. Il etudie ce que recouvre la notion de causalite au sein des sciences historiques.

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