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William H. Riker and the Postwar Political Science

  • Gianluca Damiani

The chapter reconstructs Riker’s intellectual trajectory in the 1950s, examining his methodological writings and early attempts to define a formal, positive political theory within the broader transformations of postwar American political science.

  • Keywords:
  • Positive Political Theory,
  • Methodology,
  • Power,
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  • Publication Year: 2026
  • Pages: 83-109
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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

William H. Riker and the Postwar Political Science

Authors

Gianluca Damiani

Language

English

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6.05

Peer Reviewed

Publication Year

2026

Copyright Information

© 2026 Author(s)

Content License

CC BY 4.0

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CC0 1.0

Bibliographic Information

Book Title

Looking for a Science of Politics

Book Subtitle

William H. Riker and the adoption of Game Theory in Political Science

Authors

Gianluca Damiani

Peer Reviewed

Number of Pages

234

Publication Year

2026

Copyright Information

© 2026 Author(s)

Content License

CC BY 4.0

Metadata License

CC0 1.0

Publisher Name

Firenze University Press

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0978-6

ISBN Print

979-12-215-0977-9

eISBN (pdf)

979-12-215-0978-6

eISBN (xml)

979-12-215-0979-3

Series Title

Premio Tesi di Dottorato Città di Firenze

Series ISSN

3103-3881

Series E-ISSN

3103-3989

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