Reactions to "A Model Discipline" -- Part II

In the previous reaction post, I introduced the important new book A Model Discipline by Clarke and Di Primo.  There I concluded with a note about how a multi-method approach provides a compelling reason for the combination of inductive and deductive analytic strategies.  In this post I will discuss in more detail their argument for the varying purposes of models.

Reactions to "A Model Discipline"

I figured a good use of this space is to provide my thoughts on important recent books or articles relevant to research in public management.  This may sometimes be a discuss an article directly related to the study of public management.  But, I am going to start with some reactions to a provocative new book in political methodology -- A Model Discipline:  Political Science and the Logic of Representations by Clarke and Primo.