Books by Paul Q. Hirst

Deals with the nature of classification in the social sciences. This book states that classifications are dependent upon and are derived from theoretical explanations.

Contains two complimentary studies: the first based on Claude Bernard's theory of scientific knowledge, and the second concerning Emile Durkheim's attempt to provide a philosophical foundation for a scientific sociology in "The Rules of Sociological Method".

An attempt to unlock the current crisis in democratic accountability by supplementing representative democracy with democratic governance in civil society.