The craft of political research
著者
書誌事項
The craft of political research
Routledge, 2017
10th ed
- : hbk
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全4件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-182) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The Craft of Political Research is a non-technical introduction to research design and analysis in political science, emphasizing the choices we make when we design a research project and analyze its results. The book's approach centers on asking an interesting research question, and then designing inquiry into the question so as to eliminate as many alternative explanations as possible.
How do we develop theory, and what constitutes a good research question? How do we develop measures and gather evidence to answer a question? How do we analyze our findings? Students will be introduced to such topics as multidimensional concepts, levels of measurement, validity, reliability, random and non-random measurement error, sampling, case selection, causality, experimental and quasi-experimental design, statistical inference, and regression and correlation analysis. Throughout, the emphasis is on understanding the "back story" of analysis - why do we measure in a particular way, why do we choose one design as against another, why do we conduct our analysis as we do.
Emphasizing the internal logic of research methods and the collaborative nature of the research process, the greatest strength of the book is its clarity and the large range of political science examples it provides. It works at a conceptual level, seeking an understanding of the principles that underlie techniques and the reasons that we choose them.
New to this edition:
Updated and international examples from the US, UK, Latin America and China amongst others, and international organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations.
New section, "Reading Political Science" reviews sources of published political research, with some broad principles for how to find good sources, and advises students on what to look for in reading a research report
New section, "Gathering Accurate Information" reviews published sources of data, such as UNESCO, and offers advice about how to use such sources. It advises students on how to gather data in personal interviews and it acquaints them with publicly available data sets for secondary analysis.
Online material featuring revised learning objectives for each chapter, and a new section offering projects and questions for each chapter.
目次
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Doing Research
Chapter 2. Political Theories and Research Topics
Chapter 3. Importance of Dimensional Thinking
Chapter 4. Problems of Measurement: Accuracy
Chapter 5. Problems of Measurement: Precision
Chapter 6. Causal Thinking and Design of Research
Chapter 7. Selection of Observations for Study
Chapter 8. Introduction to Statistics: Measuring Relationships for Interval Data
Chapter 9. Introduction to Statistics: Further Topics on Measurement of Relationships
Chapter 10. Introduction to Statistics: Inference, or How to Gamble on Your Research
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
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