In from the Cold: Institutions and Causal Inference in Postcommunist Studies
Posted: 25 Jun 2012
Date Written: June 2012
Abstract
Wrestling with basic problems of causal inference between institutions and outcomes has been a central focus of political science over the last decade, and as elsewhere in the discipline, scholars of postcommunism have begun to make some headway on these problems. Their efforts have not only advanced important debates about postcommunism, but also in many cases addressed long-standing concerns in political science. This is in itself a sign that after years on the periphery of political science prior to 1989, the study of politics and economics in postcommunist Eurasia has come in from the cold.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Frye, Timothy, In from the Cold: Institutions and Causal Inference in Postcommunist Studies (June 2012). Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 15, pp. 245-263, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2089197 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-polisci-043010-095817
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