Modeling Politics
Dr. Courtney Brown
Assignment #6
Read the article by Adam Przeworski and Glacio Soares titled "Theories
in Search of a Curve: A Contextual Interpretation of Left Vote." Write
a short three to five page essay that addresses the questions listed below.
- What is the primary (i.e., overall) thesis idea that Przeworski and Soares
explain in their article? How does "context" fit into this?
- What dependent variables are suggested by Przeworski and Soares?
- What independent variables are used, and how are they used?
- Describe some of the theory fragments that Przeworski and Soares address
when they write their models.
- Describe how Przeworski and Soares use algebra to capture their ideas about
politics. Give some examples of this, explaining how a particular algebraic
phrase captures a theoretical idea.
Use normal margins of 1 inch all around. Use Times New Roman 12 point font,
and double space.