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© Kamla-Raj 2005 J. Soc. Sci., 10(2): 89-98 (2005)
A Critical Assessment of the Issue of a Macro-paradigmatic Influence in Comparative Politcal Analysis
S.T. Akindele and O.R. Olaopa
Department of Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
Keywords Macro and micro level analysis; ideological debate; imperalism, fact-mindedness; macro-paradigmatic influence; pramatism; comparative politics
Abstract This paper assessess the usefulness of the macro-paradigmatic orientation in comparative political analysis. Accordingly, it synthesises the contributions of some of the leading scholars in this enterprise. In the process, it was argued that, at the macro-level, paradigms tend to generate opposition or promote ideological debate. This notwithstanding the areas in which, a paradigm of comparative analysis do exist, was identified with analytical precision.
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