Fennema - In Search Of Structure

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One if the most important aspects of scientific work involves the creation of structure where otherwise chaos would reign, and the improvement of such structure where possible. The structuring of substantive ideas by concepts, of arguments by models and of empirical observations by.measurement are all intimately cormected, and in need. of each other to be successfid.1'his volume consists of 15 original essays, some primarily in methods, some in substantive social science, that all demonstrate the need for as well as the fruits of the scientific search for structure, These papers build upon the work of Robert Jan Mokken, in particular his contributions to theory and methods of measurement, the collection and management of social surveys, the study of elections and voters, the formation of. coalitions and the analysis of power by means of network analysis.