Political Science Research in Practice

ISBN-13: 9781138301320 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 226 str.

Akan Malici; Elizabeth S. Smith

Opis

Malici and Smith engage students first with pressing political questions and then demonstrate how a researcher has gone about answering them, walking them through real political science research.  Each chapter shows the process of developing a research question.

Spis treści

Preface  1. Why Do We Need A Science Of Politics?  [Elizabeth S. Smith and Akan Malici]  2. How Do We Get A Science Of Politics?  [Akan Malici And Elizabeth S. Smith]  3. The Comparative Case Study Method: "Uncivil Society" In the Arab Uprisings  [Zaid Eyadat]  4. Field Research: Navigating Politically Sensitive Research in China  [Katherine Palmer Kaup]  5. Interviewing In Political Science Research: Who Resists Injustice?  [Kristina Thalhammer]  6. Critical and Interpretive Research: Understanding Torture’s Popularity in The United States  [Brent J. Steele]  7. Statistical Research: Lack of Citizenship, The Achilles’ Heel of Latino Political Power  [Adrian D. Pantoja And Sarah Allen Gershon]  8. Survey Research: Religion and Electoral Behavior in The United States, 1936-2016  [Lyman A. Kellstedt And James L. Guth]  9. Public Policy and Program Evaluation: Does High School Type Affect College Success?  [David J. Fleming, Joshua M. Cowen, And Deven Carlson]  10. Content Analysis: Congressional Communication Through Broadcast and New Media  [C. Danielle Vinson]  11. Field Experiments: Wired To Mobilize: The Effect of Social Networking Messages On Voter Turnout  [Holly Teresi And Melissa R. Michelson]  12. Normative And Ethical Considerations Of Political Science Research  [Elizabeth S. Smith And Akan Malici]