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7 months ago in Political Economy , Social Theory By Aaron

How can the political economy approach be explained in social science research?

 The term is frequently used but often loosely defined. I want to understand how researchers actually apply it analytically.This is for grounding empirical work in a solid theoretical frame.

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By Kate Answered 5 months ago

 From my experience, the political economy approach works by foregrounding how power, resources, and institutions shape social outcomes. I have seen it used to connect everyday phenomena to broader economic systems and state policies. I would recommend explaining it as a way of asking who benefits, who loses, and how material conditions and political decisions interact, rather than as a purely economic analysis.

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