Political Research Methods

Presented as a play, Among Wolves provides a practical guide on immersive participant-observation research and a sophisticated theoretical engagement with the relationship between ethnography as a research method and the operation of power...

Presented as a play, Among Wolves provides a practical guide on immersive participant-observation research and a sophisticated theoretical engagement with the relationship between ethnography as a research method and the operation of power...

Interpreting human stories, whether those told by individuals, groups, organizations, nations, or even civilizations, opens a wide scope of research options for understanding how people construct, shape, and reshape their perceptions, identities, and beliefs. Such narrative research is a rapidly gro..

This book examines social science concepts through an interpretivist lens with the aim of providing concrete conceptual guidance for future research. Specifically, this book seeks to: 1) identify characteristic dangers that attend the making and use of reconfigured concepts; 2) lay out ways in which..

This book examines social science concepts through an interpretivist lens with the aim of providing concrete conceptual guidance for future research. Specifically, this book seeks to: 1) identify characteristic dangers that attend the making and use of reconfigured concepts; 2) lay out ways in which..

Empirical Political Analysis introduces students to the full range of qualitative and quantitative methods used in political science research. Organized around all of the stages of the research process, this comprehensive text surveys designing experiments, conducting research, evaluating results, a..

Empirical Political Analysis..

Empirical Political Analysis introduces students to the full range of qualitative and quantitative methods used in political science research.Organized around all of the stages of the research process, this comprehensive text surveys designing experiments, conducting research, evaluating results, an..

Edited by leading authorities, this key reference reflects the multidisciplinary nature of its subject. It is an essential resource for teaching, an invaluable companion to independent study, and a solid starting point for wider subject exploration...

Issues of equity remain an essential theme throughout the study and practice of physical education (PE), youth sport and health. This important new book confronts and illuminates issues of equity and difference through the innovative use of narrative method, telling stories of difference that enable..

A leading team of internationally distinguished political science scholars present the first examination of the practical and ethical challenges in social science and policy research, focusing specifically on experiments with human subjects. Given controversy over a particular practice or context, i..

Participatory research is now well-established as an approach; however, it can raise some unique and challenging ethical issues. This book introduces the key ethical concerns in participatory research before presenting seven thematic chapters, covering issues such as power, ownership, confidentialit..