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Empirical vs. Normative Political Theories by Edriel Tibon is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Normative political theory is concerned with how the world should be and focuses on values and what should be done based on those values. Empirical political theory focuses on explaining what is through observation and generating hypotheses that can be tested. While the two approaches seem different, normative theory can guide empirical research, and empirical research can inform normative theory. For example, a normative theory about how a state should operate could be tested through empirical research lik
- Author
- Edriel Tibon
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- EN