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This book offers a critique of the present status of the concept of causality in the social sciences. "The Causality Syndrome" consists of a belief in causal studies as more important than other studies, a narrow definition of causality, and rules of thumb regarding how to make causal claims. The book argues that the present dominance of this syndrome has considerable downsides and presents a challenge to social science. The book dissects the many interconnected ideas which undergird this syndrome and offers an intellectual home for advanced students, researchers and others who are concerned about the present dominance of The Causality Syndrome. The book critically discusses whether "causality" deserves the central position in social science that its advocates desire. The text shows how methodological rules about causal inference are used to protect causal studies from critique, even in situations where these rules are not followed. It is argued that institutionalization of these rules as symbols of good and trustworthy social science is highly problematic and comes with a price. One of the casualties of causality is that there is less motivation to study complex and pressing issues in society which do not lend themselves to causal study designs. The sections are short. The argument unfolds in a lively, engaged form with examples from many fields, including public health, evaluation and organizational studies. The case examples include classical experiments as well as contemporary research, e.g. studies of the effectiveness of restrictions targeting the spread of coronavirus. Peter Dahler-Larsen is Professor at the Department for Political Science at University of Copenhagen, Denmark, where he is the leader of the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Measurement and Effects (CREME).

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This text offers a novel contribution to criminological theory by introducing the complex issues relating to the structuring and analysing of causation. Warr traces the paradigm shift, or drift, that has occurred in the history of criminology and shows how the problem of causation has been a leading factor in these theoretical developments. This is an introductory text which presents both seasoned criminologists as well as students with the interesting intersections between the fields of criminology and the philosophy of the social sciences. The problem of causation is notoriously difficult and has plagued philosophers and scientists for centuries. Warr highlights the importance of grappling with this problem and demonstrates how it can lead to unsuccessful theorising. This accessible account will be a must-read for scholars of criminal justice, penology and philosophy of social science. Jason Warr is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Lincoln, UK, with interests in penology, sociology of power and the philosophy of science. He holds an HEA teaching fellowship and teaches across criminology, penology and research methods.

Philosophy --- Social sciences (general) --- Sociology of law --- Sociology --- Criminology. Victimology --- Criminal law. Criminal procedure --- psychosociale wetenschappen --- sociologie --- strafrecht --- maatschappij --- sociale filosofie --- criminologie --- criminaliteit --- Criminology. --- Causation. --- Crime --- Critical criminology. --- Philosophy and social sciences. --- Sociological aspects.

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Disease --- Disease Susceptibility --- Pathology --- Disease susceptibility --- Pathologie --- Prédisposition morbide --- pathology --- periodicals. --- Periodicals. --- Périodiques --- Pathology. --- Disease Susceptibility. --- Disease susceptibility. --- Pathologies --- Susceptibility, Disease --- Diathesis --- Diatheses --- Disease Susceptibilities --- Susceptibilities, Disease --- Periodicals --- Health Sciences --- Life Sciences --- General and Others --- Cytology, Cell Biology --- Genetics --- Micro and Molecular Biology --- Virology --- disease markers --- Disease (Pathology) --- Medical sciences --- Diseases --- Medicine --- Medicine, Preventive --- Disease predisposition --- Disease proneness --- Predisposition to disease --- Proneness to disease --- Susceptibility to disease --- Constitutional diseases --- Susceptibility --- Causes and theories of causation --- Oncology. Neoplasms --- Human medicine --- Marcadors bioquímics. --- Patologia.

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Hematology --- Infection --- Hematologic Diseases. --- Communicable Diseases. --- Hematology. --- Infection. --- Infectious diseases --- Diseases --- Medical microbiology --- Infectious Diseases --- Communicable Disease --- Disease, Communicable --- Disease, Infectious --- Diseases, Communicable --- Diseases, Infectious --- Infectious Disease --- Disease Outbreaks --- Disease Transmission, Infectious --- Hematological Diseases --- Blood Diseases --- Blood Disease --- Disease, Blood --- Disease, Hematologic --- Disease, Hematological --- Diseases, Blood --- Diseases, Hematologic --- Diseases, Hematological --- Hematologic Disease --- Hematological Disease --- Causes and theories of causation --- Pathological haematology --- besmettelijke ziekten --- hematology --- infectious diseases --- anemia --- leukemia --- lymphoma --- tropical diseases

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Microbes and Infection publishes 15 peer-reviewed issues per year in all fields of infection and immunity, covering the different levels of host-microbe interactions, and in particular: •the molecular biology and cell biology of the crosstalk between hosts (human and experimental animals) and microbes (viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi), including molecular virulence and evasion mechanisms. •the immune response to infection, including pathogenesis and host susceptibility. •emerging human infectious diseases. •molecular epidemiology/genetics of host pathogen interactions. •vaccine development, including novel strategies and adjuvants. Clinical studies, accounts of clinical trials and biomarker studies in infectious diseases are within the scope of the journal.

Medical microbiology, virology, parasitology --- Immunity --- Infection --- Immunité --- periodicals. --- Periodicals. --- Périodiques --- Immunity. --- Infection. --- Périodiques. --- Agriculture Sciences --- Chemistry --- Health Sciences --- Life Sciences --- Soil Chemistry, Microbiology, Fertility & Fertilizers --- Toxicology --- General and Others --- Immunité --- Périodiques --- EJMEDEC ELSEVIER-E EPUB-ALPHA-M EPUB-PER-FT MDALLERG MDMICROB --- MDALLERG MDMICROB --- Infections --- Infectious diseases --- Diseases --- Medical microbiology --- Immunology --- Infection and Infestation --- Infections and Infestations --- Infestation and Infection --- Infestations and Infections --- Immune Process --- Immune Response --- Immune Processes --- Immune Responses --- Process, Immune --- Response, Immune --- Disease --- Immunoglobulins --- Causes and theories of causation --- immunology --- Immunité. --- Infections.