Title:	Recapturing Space: New Middle-Range Theory in Spatial Demography
Authors:	Frank M. Howell Jeremy R. Porter Stephen A. Matthews
Keywords:	Recapturing Space
Issue Date:	2016
Publisher:	Springer
Description:	In Geographical Sociology, Porter and Howell (2012) describe a minimal set of criteria that a spatial informed analysis should contain. Specifically they argued that spatial analysis should be spatial in: (i) middle-range theoretical framework; (ii) one or more key concepts; (iii) the operationalization of concepts; and, (iv) the analytical methods used to explore or test the theoretical framework. The integration of these four elements within a research project would bring together spatial theory and empirical research—or middle-range theory, a la Robert Merton (1968)—and in doing so help advance spatial theory in disciplines such as sociology, demography and across the social sciences. Advancing spatial theory is a critical need as the ready availability of geospatial data and the refinement and emergence of analytical tools—geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis, and spatial statistics—has not been accompanied by parallel theoretical development (Matthews et al. 2012). In conceiving this edited collection we sought contributions from scholars representing a diverse set of disciplines, that could help illustrate the approach, results, and testing of middle-range theory across the social sciences. The chapters that follow are grouped in to three main Parts broadly covering (Part I) theory, (Part II) concepts and measures, and (Part III) research practice. In addition, the book concludes with a final set of chapters (Part IV) focusing on instruction in the area of spatial analysis and concluding remarks.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/54235
ISBN:	978-3-319-22810-5
Appears in Collections:	Population Studies

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