After the seminar i feel that i should probably revisit some of the
questions we were asked to answer before hand. What is theory? I found that
comparing a theory to a hypothesis made the question a bit simpler to answer.
This was also something we discussed during the seminar. Where the hypothesis
poses a question, a theory help answer that question. This means that a theory
can be built upon one or more hypothesis, but a hypothesis to test a theory.
In the case of the text that i chose to read Digital access, political networks and the diffusion of democracy the title if more of a question or hypothesis and the theories used are those surrounding the subject democracy, digital access and political access. So again, to understand if diffusion of democracy is an actual product of digital access one need to use - or at least i found that to be true in this case - existing theories explaining the above mentioned topics.
In the case of the text that i chose to read Digital access, political networks and the diffusion of democracy the title if more of a question or hypothesis and the theories used are those surrounding the subject democracy, digital access and political access. So again, to understand if diffusion of democracy is an actual product of digital access one need to use - or at least i found that to be true in this case - existing theories explaining the above mentioned topics.
From reading this past seminar reflection I feel that you have gotten a clearer idea of what theory is and isn't. I like the examples you make and the comparison to hypotheses. I also feel that you now have a wider understanding of the roles of the theories in your selected paper.
SvaraRadera