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Towards the scientific understanding of nationalism and national development: the crucial contribution of Stein Rokkan
Author(s) -
DEUTSCH KARL W.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1987.tb00898.x
Subject(s) - nationalism , political science , strengths and weaknesses , joint (building) , sociology , epistemology , law , politics , philosophy , architectural engineering , engineering
. This article is the text of the Stein Rokkan Memorial Lecture delivered at the ECPR Joint Workshops in Freiburg in 1983. It critically evaluates the historical development of studies of nationalism, and then shows how the research strategy developed by Stein Rokkan was an attempt to overcome the weaknesses of earlier approaches.