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Research Design in Political Science
Palgrave macmillan (political analysis), 2016 400 pages, isbn: 9781137342836.
This is a comprehensive introduction to research design for university students at all levels across the whole range of political science, including international relations and public administration. It covers the key steps in the research process and explains the logic and detail of a variety of classic and cutting-edge methods. Based on a pluralistic approach, the text endorses both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, and outlines the strengths and limitations of different designs for addressing particular research goals. Giving accessible and practical advice, without use of mathematical formulas or formalized notation, this clear and engaging book features many examples of real political science research, and will enable readers to design their own research projects as well as to critically evaluate existing research in the social sciences.
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This is the best and most comprehensive text on research design in political science. It is highly accessible without being superficial, and will quickly take students from the basics to a serious understanding of research design issues. Frank Schimmelfennig, ETH Zurich University, Switzerland.
This superbly executed and truly comprehensive guide to research design will provide students with a thorough understanding of the larger research process, from the conceiving of research questions to the presenting of research results. David Lowery, Pennsylvania State University, USA.
An excellent treatment of research design that combines considerable depth with breadth in its coverage of methodological debate. It will be a first-rate textbook for students and an important source for seasoned scholars. Markus Haverland, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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The book can be used in advanced undergraduate and post-graduate courses on research design and methodology for educational programmes in political science, public administration, public policy, and international relations. Some of the courses in which the book is currently in use include ones offered by the Department of Government of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) , the Institute of Public Administration of Leiden University , the Dutch School of Government (NIG) , and others.
Table of Contents
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- 1. Introduction
- 2. Types of research and research questions
- 3. Theory in the research process
- 4. Concepts and operationalization
- 5. Measurement and description
- 6. Explanation and causality
- 7. Experimental designs
- 8. Large-N designs
- 9. Comparative designs
- 10. Single case study designs
- 11. Mixed and nested designs
- 12. Communicating research
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The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations
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The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations offers a comprehensive overview of research processes in social science — from the ideation and design of research projects, through the construction of theoretical arguments, to conceptualization, measurement, & data collection, and quantitative & qualitative empirical analysis — exposited through 65 major new contributions from leading international methodologists.
Each chapter surveys, builds upon, and extends the modern state of the art in its area. Following through its six-part organization, undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practicing academics will be guided through the design, methods, and analysis of issues in Political Science and International Relations:
Part One: Formulating Good Research Questions & Designing Good Research Projects
Part Two: Methods of Theoretical Argumentation
Part Three: Conceptualization & Measurement
Part Four: Large-Scale Data Collection & Representation Methods
Part Five: Quantitative-Empirical Methods
Part Six: Qualitative & “Mixed” Methods
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For scholars seeking credible research designs, this is an indispensable volume. The methods are wide-ranging and on the cutting edge, and the authors are an all-star cast of leading experts.
This is an extraordinarily comprehensive handbook on the current state of the art in research methods for political science. The roster of authors is both stellar and extensive. No single person knows this much about all this material. So all serious researchers can benefit from having this handbook on their shelves, whether to expand the scope of their own work or to enhance their reading of the work of others.
Since the dawn of the twenty-first century there has been an explosion of methods in the social and natural sciences. As data has gotten bigger and bigger, we have been developing new tools to acquire, analyze, and synthesize all these bits and bytes, and this has led to nothing short of a revolution in political science. The very leaders of this revolution have come together in these volumes to show the way, with both deep insight and engaging connections to the biggest substantive problems of our day. This is literally the dream team of political science, and they are explaining in plain language exactly how to live on the cutting edge. As someone deeply committed to both learning and teaching new methods, I can't think of another book I would rather have on my shelf.
This handbook provides the reader with a very broad overview of research methods in political science. With chapters authored by notable senior and junior methodologists and applicants, it does not only cover a wide range of techniques, but also places methods within their context, such as research designs. This book is an excellent companion for researchers of all steps of their career who are about to find their way through the jungle of methodological offers.
This is a very impressive and broad collection of authors and essays. This book will be my, and my students’, first stop in exploring any topic in political methodology. The editors provide an important service to the discipline.
The Sage Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations has wide coverage from leading scholars and practitioners. There is definitely something for everyone to learn while emphasizing accessibility for all as well.
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Research Design in Political Science
How to Practice what they Preach
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
Front matter, introduction: designing research in political science — a dialogue between theory and data.
- Thomas Gschwend, Frank Schimmelfennig
Research Problem
Increasing the relevance of research questions: considerations on theoretical and social relevance in political science.
- Matthias Lehnert, Bernhard Miller, Arndt Wonka
Concepts and Theory
Concept specification in political science research.
- Arndt Wonka
Typologies in Social Inquiry
- Matthias Lehnert
Measurement
Making measures capture concepts: tools for securing correspondence between theoretical ideas and observations.
- Bernhard Miller
Achieving Comparability of Secondary Data
- Julia Rathke
Case Selection
Dealing effectively with selection bias in large-n research.
- Janina Thiem
Case Selection and Selection Bias in Small-n Research
- Dirk Leuffen
Selecting Independent Variables: Competing Recommendations for Factor-Centric and Outcome-Centric Research Designs
- Ulrich Sieberer
Discriminating among Rival Explanations: Some Tools for Small-n Researchers
- Andreas Dür
Theoretical Conclusions
Falsification in theory-guided empirical social research: how to change a tire while riding your bicycle.
- Dirk De Bièvre
Conclusion: Lessons for the Dialogue between Theory and Data
Back matter.
- empirical social research
- political science
- social research
- learning and instruction
About this book
'The internal structure of each of the chapters nicely fits the hands-on approach taken in this book. Each chapter starts by introducing and discussing the specific research design issue addressed within it. Five to ten practical guidelines are then given as to how to translate the abstract reasoning into concrete research. Finally, examples of real research are used to illustrate the abstract discussion and to provide flesh to the guidelines. The second strong point is the distinction made between outcome-centric and factor-centric research, or in other words research that seeks to identify the causes of an outcome (or effect) and that research that is interested in the effect of a specific cause. While others have made this distinction before, this book elaborates on the consequences of this distinction for several elements of the research design such as the implications for the function of typologies (chapter by Lehnert) and the selection of independent variables (Sieberer) the volume devotes a chapter to the very start of the research process the identification of the research question. Here the emphasis is on increasing the relevance of the research question by discussing theoretical and societal relevance.' - Markus Haverland, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands in European Political Science, December 2010
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Thomas Gschwend
Frank Schimmelfennig
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Book Title : Research Design in Political Science
Book Subtitle : How to Practice what they Preach
Editors : Thomas Gschwend, Frank Schimmelfennig
DOI : https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230598881
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages : Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection , Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information : Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007
Hardcover ISBN : 978-0-230-01947-8 Published: 23 October 2007
Softcover ISBN : 978-0-230-30127-6 Published: 23 October 2007
eBook ISBN : 978-0-230-59888-1 Published: 23 October 2007
Edition Number : 1
Number of Pages : XII, 243
Topics : Political Theory , Political Philosophy , Political Science , Learning & Instruction , Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary , Methodology of the Social Sciences
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