Methodology: A Popperian Analytical Approach

Emelie Rohne Till (), Martin Andersson () and Isabelle Tsakok ()
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Emelie Rohne Till: Lund University
Martin Andersson: Lund University
Isabelle Tsakok: Policy Center For The New South

Chapter Chapter 2 in Political Leadership and Agricultural Transformation, 2024, pp 11-18 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The book’s hypothesis is that political leadership is necessary, though not sufficient, for successful agricultural transformation. This chapter outlines our method for testing this hypothesis. We seek to test our hypothesis by using Karl Popper’s (Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge. London: Routledge, 1965) methodology of science. Contrary to the usual approach which seeks confirmation, we test the robustness of our hypothesis by seeking to refute it. To do so in an empirically verifiable way, this chapter defines our concept of effective political leadership and our characterization of what constitutes successful agricultural transformation. In this chapter, we build an analytical framework that defines four aspects of effective leadership: vision, commitment, timeframe, and inclusiveness, and we state our definition of a successful agricultural transformation.

Keywords: Agricultural transformation; Political leadership; Popperian methodology of science—of conjectures and refutations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-69852-1_2

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