Scaling (Social sciences)

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"Wherever we turn, we see diverse things scaled for us, from cities to economies to history to love. We know scale by many names, and through many familiar antinomies: 'local' and 'global,' 'micro' and 'macro,' 'events' and the 'longue duree.' Even the most critical amongst us o…

Despite the obvious importance of measurement in any scientific endeavor, few students of the social sciences receive adequate training in the principles and problems of assigning numerical values to the subjects, objects, events, groups and operations they study, and still less…

"Everything occurs within a context, and that context is essential for making sense of social phenomena. For example, in explaining an election, a civil war, a killing, a marriage, or a bribe one would want to know something about the geography, culture, history, economy, and so…