Political science research in practice
By: Akan Malici and Elizabeth S. Smith
Contributors: Smith, Elizabeth S. (Elizabeth Sue)
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415887724; 9780415887731; 9780203830963
Subjects: Methodology; Political science; Research
Table of contents: title: Why do we need a science of politics?; title: How do we get a science of politics?; title: Case study and comparative method: why do states join institutions?; title: Field research: Zhuang ethnic identity and the Chinese state; title: Interviews: what are the pathways to human rights activism?; title: Statistical research: to naturalize or not to naturalize?; title: Survey research: religions and electoral behavior in the United States, 1936-2008; title: Secondary data analysis: a program evaluation of school vouchers in Milwaukee; title: Content analysis: local media and Congress; title: Experimental research: if Bill Clinton were a woman; title: Formal modeling: cultural icons of U.S. foreign policy; title: Normative and ethical considerations of political science research.