Political Science Research
Subtitle: A Handbook of Scope and Methods
Publisher: Longman
Published: January 10, 1997
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780065016376
Description: This text introduces students to the discipline of political science and the research process by teaching them how to conduct basic political research without overwhelming them with statistical theorizing and calculation. Political Science Research has three objectives. First, it gives students the scope of the discipline by acquainting them with what political scientists do and study. Second, it familiarizes readers with the methods that political scientists use to examine pertinent questions.

Third, the text guides readers through each stage of the research process: topic selection, literature review, hypothesis formulation, data collection, input and analysis, and the writing of the final report.