Political Research Methods

Participatory research is now well-established as an approach; however, it can raise some unique and challenging ethical issues. This book introduces the key ethical concerns in participatory research before presenting seven thematic chapters, covering issues such as power, ownership, confidentialit..

This is the first book to provide sociologists, criminologists, political scientists, and other social scientists with the methodological logic and techniques for doing spatial analysis in their chosen fields of inquiry. _x000D_ The book contains a wealth of examples as to why these techniques are w..

Exceptionally clear and well-written chapters provide engaging discussions of the methods of accessing, generating, and analyzing social science data, using methods ranging from reflexive historical analysis to critical ethnography...

Exceptionally clear and well-written chapters provide engaging discussions of the methods of accessing, generating, and analyzing social science data, using methods ranging from reflexive historical analysis to critical ethnography...

_x000D_ Interpreting International Politics addresses each of the major, "traditional" subfields in International Relations: International Law and Organization, International Security, and International Political Economy. But how are interpretivist methods and concerns brought to bear on these topic..

Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an interpretive-qualitative tradition get little guidance on this aspect of research from the positivist-centered training the..

Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an interpretive-qualitative tradition get little guidance on this aspect of research from the positivist-centered training the..

Focuses primarily on the Cold War and post-Cold War eras and the differences between them. Addresses the practice of intervention...

Examines multilateral interventions in civil conflicts and the evolution of the role of such interventions in world politics. Focussing on the Cold War and post-Cold War eras and the differences between them, this work contests the notion that there is an emerging norm of humanitarian intervention i..

This short, highly readable book explores an interpretive approach to interviewing for purposes of social science research, examining interviewing as a relational enterprise. As a relational undertaking, interviewing is more akin to a dialogue than an interrogation. Fujii examines the methodological..

This short, highly readable book explores an interpretive approach to interviewing for purposes of social science research, examining interviewing as a relational enterprise. As a relational undertaking, interviewing is more akin to a dialogue than an interrogation. Fujii examines the methodological..

This text presents a balanced blend of quantitative research methods, and the most widely used techniques for collecting and analysing data in the health sciences. Highly practical in nature, the book guides you, step-by-step, through the research process, and covers both the consumption and the pro..