政治科学中的历史方法:以比较历史分析为例

费海汀

 
【摘  要】政治学与历史学方法虽然各有侧重,但二者都必然需要面对和处理人类社会的历史经验与历史材料。在这一过程中,二者相互借鉴、取长补短,从传统的比较史学中塑造出了比较历史分析这一系统的社会科学研究方法。本文希望通过对比较历史分析方法定义与特点,起源与发展,适用条件、研究设计、操作流程及质量控制等方面的探讨,系统地介绍这一研究方法在学术研究实践中的分类应用及优劣势。同时,本文也希望透过对比较历史分析方法的介绍,探讨新兴研究方法对传统研究方法的继承与发展,以及社会科学与人文科学研究方法在面对同一主题、同一材料时相互融合的可能路径。


【关键词】比较史学 比较历史分析 政治学研究方法

Abstract:Although political science and historical methods have their own emphatic points, they both need to face and deal with the historical experience and materials of human society. In this process, they draw lessons from each other, draw on each other’s strength and make up for each other. This paper hopes to systematically introduce the classifications, applications, advantages and disadvantages of this research method in academic research practice by discussing definition and characteristics, origin and development, application conditions, research design, operation process and quality control of the comparative historicalanalysis method. At the same time, this paper also hopes to explore the inheritance and development of the new research methods to the traditional research methods through the introduction of comparative historical analysis methods, as well as the possible paths for the integration of social science and humanities research methods in the face of the same subject and the same material.

Key Words:Comparative History, Comparative Historical Analysis, Method of Political Science