Concept Analysis: A Critical Appraisal

Abstract

Defining and measuring concepts accurately is essential for good social science research. Giovanni Sartori's views about concepts in Social Science had invited wide attention from social scientists during 1990s. Dr. Sethu Madhavan Puravangara critically reviews the the concept analysis methodology proposed by Giovanni Sartori in this paper. This paper analyses logical steps proposed by Giovanni Sartori in moving from conceptualization to measurement and the relationships among meanings, terms and observations.