Political Science Research Methods in Action
Published on 1. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 261 pages
978-1-349-34973-9 (ISBN)
Description
Through accounts from innovative research projects by world-leading political scientists, this volume offers a unique perspective on research methodology. It discusses the practical and intellectual dilemmas researchers face throughout the research process in a wide range of fields from implicit attitude testing to media analysis and interviews.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
X, 261 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
346 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-34973-9 (9781349349739)
DOI
10.1057/9781137318268
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M. Bruter | M. Lodge
Political Science Research Methods in Action
Book
07/2013
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
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Persons
Jessica Bain, University of Leicester, UK
Michael Bruter, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Nathalia Chaban, University of Canterbury, Christchuch, New Zealand
Robert Erikson, Columbia University, USA
Mark Franklin, European University Institute
Julie Gervais, University Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
Sarah Harrison, LSE, USA
Will Jennings, University of Southampton, UK
Martin Lodge, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Milton Lodge, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA
Maya Renko, European University Institute
Aaron Strauss, Princeton University, USA
Brad Verhulst, Virgina Commonwealth University, USA
Ben Wellings, Australian National University
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Content
1. Introduction: Writer's Block; Michael Bruter and Martin Lodge PART I: APPROACHING AND MEASURING SOCIAL SCIENCE OBJECTS 2. Measuring the Immeasurable? Capturing Citizens' European Identity; Michael Bruter 3. Decoding Manifestoes and other Political Texts - the Case of Extreme Right Ideology; Sarah Harrison 4. Reaction Time Measures in Implicit Attitudes Research; Brad Verhulst and Milton Lodge 5. Studying Party Choice; Mark Franklin and Maja Renko 6. Into the Archives; Ben Wellings PART II: MAKING SENSE OF DATA 7. Euro-Visions: An Analysis of Visual Imagery in Television News; Jessica Bain and Natalia Chaban 8. When Access is Restricted: Craftiness and Combining Methods in the Study of a Secretive Elite; Julie Gervais 9. Semi-Structured Interviews and Informal Institutions: Getting Inside Executive Government; Martin Lodge 10. Error-Correction as a Concept and as a Method: Time Series Analysis of Policy-Opinion Responsiveness; Will Jennings 11. Working Backwards? Using Simulation to Sort out Empirical Inconsistencies; Robert Erikson, Aaron Strauss and Michael Bruter 12. Conclusion; Michael Bruter and Martin Lodge