[1] The multidisciplinary approach is good for the flexibility it offers, yet comparative programs do have a case to answer against the call that their research lacks a "seamless whole.
[3] In line with how a lot of theorizing has gone in the last century, comparative research does not tend to investigate "grand theories," such as Marxism.
Determining whether socioeconomic or political factors are more important in explaining government action is a familiar theme.
Episteme, as a form and activity in the field of logos, marked the break of cognitive closure and advanced empirical inquiry, logical argumentation and the search for truth.
And the high esteem for intellectual activity gave rise to a genuine curiosity about other cultures – which has lain thereafter at the heart of comparative inquiry.
[9] Moreover, behind the Greek comparative gaze also was the philosophical and political questioning which characterised the life of the democratic polis.
Textbooks on this form of study were beginning to appear by the 1880s, but its rise to extreme popularity began after World War II.
[6][11] There are numerous reasons that comparative research has come to take a place of honour in the toolbox of the social scientist.
Globalization has been a major factor, increasing the desire and possibility for educational exchanges and intellectual curiosity about other cultures.