Rational Reconstruction as Method of Political Theory between Critique and Empirical Political Science

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作者：

Gaus, Daniel ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Duisburg Essen, Polit Kulturen Weltgesell, Kate Hamburger Kolleg, D-47059 Duisburg, Germany

来源：

POLITISCHE VIERTELJAHRESSCHRIFT | 2013年 / 54卷 / 02期

关键词：

Methodology; Rational Reconstruction; Political Theory; Habermas; Discourse Theory; HABERMAS; IDEAL;

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中图分类号：

D0 [政治学、政治理论];

学科分类号：

0302 ; 030201 ;

摘要：

Current political theory applies the concept of reconstruction almost exclusively to methods of critique. Given this focus it is often overlooked that the concept of reconstruction also has important methodological implications regarding the empirical analysis of politics. This imbalance particularly applies to how Jurgen Habermas' discourse theory of democracy has been perceived in political theory. The aim of the article is two-fold. Firstly, it offers an interpretation of discourse theory as a contribution to a "reconstructive sociology of democracy" that goes beyond the mere purpose of critique. Secondly, it seeks to illustrate the added value of Habermas' method of rational reconstruction to the empirical analysis of politics.

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页码：231 / 255

页数：25