Research design in political science : how to practice what they preach

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Research design in political science : how to practice what they preach

edited by Thomas Gschwend and Frank Schimmelfennig

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

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Bibliography: p. 226-239

Includes index

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Description

When embarking on a new research project students face the same core research design issues. This volume provides readers with practical guidelines for both qualitative and quantitative designs, discusses the typical trade-offs involved in choosing them and is rich in examples from actual research.

Table of Contents

  • Designing Research in Political Science
  • T.Gschwend & F.Schimmelfennig Increasing the Relevance of Research Questions
  • M.Lehnert, B.Miller & A.Wonka Concept Specification in Political Science Research
  • A.Wonka Typologies in Social Inquiry
  • M.Lehnert Making Measures Capture Concepts
  • B.Miller Achieving Comparability of Secondary Data
  • J.Rathke Dealing Effectively with Selection Bias in Large-n Research
  • J.Thiem Case Selection and Selection Bias in Small-n Research
  • D.Leuffen Selecting Independent Variables
  • U.Sieberer Discriminating among Rival Explanations: Some Tools for Small-n Researchers
  • A.Dur Falsification in Theory-Guided Empirical Social Research
  • D.De Bievre Lessons for the Dialogue between Theory and Data
  • T.Gschwend & F.Schimmelfennig

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  • NCID
    BA84574152
  • ISBN
    • 9780230019478
  • LCCN
    2007048424
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 243 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Classification
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