Working with Concepts: Foundational Essays by David Collier, with Research Notes on Innovation in the...

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Zachary Elkins (University of Texas, Austin) David Collier (University of California, Berkeley)

Working with Concepts

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ISBN: 9781009551274

Foundational Essays by David Collier, with Research Notes on Innovation in the Field

Zachary Elkins (University of Texas, Austin), David Collier (University of California, Berkeley)

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Cambridge University Press
09 April 2026

Research methods: general; Social research & statistics; Comparative politics

David Collier is among the most influential thinkers on conceptualization, foundational to social science inquiry. An eminent political scientist, he specializes in mixed methods and comparative politics. Working with Concepts brings together David Collier's most influential research on concepts and measurement, refined and reframed, to offer a systematic approach to concept analysis. It serves as a reference book for both students and seasoned scholars grappling with concepts. Collier's essays are accompanied by commentaries by twelve scholars who connect his contributions to ongoing debates in the field.

The commentaries open up new lines of research and provoke ongoing scholarly reaction and innovation. Tightly organized with the aim of moving the field forward, this collection of essays explores some of the contours of the field and its milestones to show how careful work with concepts is a foundation of good methodology. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: David Collier (University of California Berkeley)
Edited by: Zachary Elkins (University of Texas Austin)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 866g
ISBN: 9781009551274
ISBN 10: 1009551272
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 09 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zachary Elkins is Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas. He publishes widely in the fields of comparative politics, methodology, and public law, with a focus on Latin America and the origins and consequences of constitutional design. He co-directs the Comparative Constitutions Project and has developed a set of tools to analyze constitutions and other canonical documents.