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How is the ‘scientific method’ that I was tough in grade school apply to political science? Like, how do you conduct experiments when public policy doesn’t real
by reilly3000 8y ago
How is the ‘scientific method’ that I was tough in grade school apply to political science? Like, how do you conduct experiments when public policy doesn’t really have room for control groups? Or is the reality of the practice of poli-sci relegated to theory and modeling?
The concept of canary deployments in legal realm sounds fascinating to unpack.
- bcbrown 8y agoThat's one thing that the concept of federalism addresses. The ability for cities and states to experiment with different policies allows the federal government to wait and see which experiments bear fruit before rolling them out nationwide.
- reilly3000 8y agoThat leaves a tremendous amount of variables to account for, but you make a great point.