From: Fredrik Liljeros <fredrik.liljeros-AT-sociology.su.se>
Subject: BHA: RE: cr and social science
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:16:29 +0100 


Hi

My interpretation has always been that experiments are imposible in the
social sciences only beacause of practical and ethical reasons, and that we
therfore have to wait for sittuation where there are reasons to belive one
or a few mechanisms are dominant, such as crises. But my interpretation may
be wrong for subjective reasons.

Then there is the question whether there are any example of closed
experiments at all? (Isnt it therfore we use randomisation ;-) 

Best,

Fredrik


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