Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
10-2011
Abstract
This symposium highlighted the relevance of the cultural theory (CT) pioneered by anthropologists Mary Douglas, Steve Rayner, and Michael Thompson and political scientists Aaron Wildavsky and Richard Ellis for explaining political phenomena. In this concluding article, we suggest ways in which CT can be further tested and developed. First, we describe how the theory has been applied thus far and some of the achievements of these applications. Then, we examine some of the challenges revealed by this research. Finally, we discuss ways of applying CT that promise to help meet these challenges. These methods include nesting case studies and combining case study and survey research, simulations, experiments, and approaches from social neuroscience.
Keywords
cultural theory
Discipline
Philosophy | Political Science
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
PS: Political Science and Politics
Volume
44
Issue
4
First Page
745
Last Page
748
ISSN
1049-0965
Identifier
10.1017/S1049096511001399
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Citation
Verweij, Marco, LUAN, Shenghua, & NOWACKI, Mark.(2011). How to test cultural theory: Suggestions for future research. PS: Political Science and Politics, 44(4), 745-748.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1092
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Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096511001399