Peter Burnham, Karin Gilland Lutz, Wyn Grant

Research Methods in Politics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of this popular text provides a comprehensive introduction to the main research methods employed in the study of politics and assessment of their strengths and limitations and of ethical issues in research. It has been revised and updated throughout, and a new chapter considers the relationship between research and policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL / Macmillan Education / Red Globe Press
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 740g
• ISBN-13: 9780230019843
• ISBN-10: 0230019846
• Artikelnr.: 23484310

Autorenporträt

Peter Burnham, Karin Gilland Lutz, Wyn Grant

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Methods, Methodology and Making Sense of the Study of
Politics
The Discipline of Politics
Research Design
Comparative Methods
Surveys and Opinion Polls
Descriptive Statistics
Making Inferences
Documentary and Archival Analysis
The Internet and Political Research
Elite Interviewing
Participant Observation and the Analysis of Communications
Ethics and Political Research
Research and the Policy Process
Conclusion: Challenging the Mainstream and the Qualitative/Quantitative
Divide.

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Introduction: Methods, Methodology and Making Sense of the Study of Politics.- The Discipline of Politics.- Research Design.- Comparative Methods.- Surveys and Opinion Polls.- Descriptive Statistics.- Making Inferences.- Documentary and Archival Analysis.- The Internet and Political Research.- Elite Interviewing.- Participant Observation and the Analysis of Communications.- Ethics and Political Research.- Research and the Policy Process.- Conclusion: Challenging the Mainstream and the Qualitative/Quantitative Divide.