Designing Research in the Social Sciences
1st Edition
Published on 18. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-84920-501-6 (ISBN)
Description
This innovative research design text will help you make informed choices when carrying out your research project. Covering both qualitative and quantitative approaches, and with examples drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines, the authors explain what is at stake when choosing a research design, and discuss the trade-offs that researchers have to make when considering issues such as:
- causality
- categories and classification
- heterogeneity
- interdependence
- time
This book will appeal to students and researchers looking for an in-depth understanding of research design issues to help them design their projects in a thoughtful and responsible way.
- causality
- categories and classification
- heterogeneity
- interdependence
- time
This book will appeal to students and researchers looking for an in-depth understanding of research design issues to help them design their projects in a thoughtful and responsible way.
Reviews / Votes
This volume takes seriously the goal of unifying qualitative and quantitative methods, providing a coherent framework for understanding research design in the social science. Highly recommended.John Gerring
Professor of Political Science at Boston University, where he teaches courses on methodology and comparative politics
Magetti, Gilardi, and Radaelli provide scholars with a forum to reflect on the 'thinking' and 'doing' of social research. The authors deftly tackle the major issues related to the construction of causal explanations. An excellent primer to research design and analysis, that will cause seasoned readers to rethink core assumptions of research design and methods.
Melissa Wooten
Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
355 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84920-501-6 (9781849205016)
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Persons
Martino Maggetti is lecturer at the Institut f r Politikwissenschaft (University of Zurich) and senior researcher at the Institut d¿Etudes Politiques et Internationales (University of Lausanne), Switzerland.
Fabrizio Gilardi is professor of political science at the Department of Political Science and the Center for Comparative and International Studies, University of Zurich.
Claudio Radaelli is Professor of Political Science, Jean Monnet Chair in European Public Policy, Director, Centre for European Governance.
Content
Social Sciences and Research Design
Conceptual Analysis
Causal Analysis
Statistical Research Designs for Causal Inference
Temporality
Heterogeneity
Interdependence
Conclusions: Connecting the Dots
Conceptual Analysis
Causal Analysis
Statistical Research Designs for Causal Inference
Temporality
Heterogeneity
Interdependence
Conclusions: Connecting the Dots