PETER BURNHAM is Professor in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK.KARIN GILLAND LUTZ holds a PhD in political science from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.WYN GRANT is Professor of Politics, University of Warwick, UK.ZIG LAYTON-HENRY is Professor of Politics, University of Warwick, UK.

• Introduction: Methods, Methodology and Making Sense of the Study of PoliticsThe Discipline of PoliticsResearch DesignComparative MethodsSurveys and Opinion PollsDescriptive StatisticsMaking InferencesDocumentary and Archival AnalysisThe Internet and Political ResearchElite InterviewingParticipant Observation and the Analysis of CommunicationsEthics and Political ResearchResearch and the Policy ProcessConclusion: Challenging the Mainstream and the Qualitative/Quantitative Divide.

PETER BURNHAM is Professor in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK.KARIN GILLAND LUTZ holds a PhD in political science from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.WYN GRANT is Professor of Politics, University of Warwick, UK.ZIG LAYTON-HENRY is Professor of Politics, University of Warwick, UK.

• Introduction: Methods, Methodology and Making Sense of the Study of PoliticsThe Discipline of PoliticsResearch DesignComparative MethodsSurveys and Opinion PollsDescriptive StatisticsMaking InferencesDocumentary and Archival AnalysisThe Internet and Political ResearchElite InterviewingParticipant Observation and the Analysis of CommunicationsEthics and Political ResearchResearch and the Policy ProcessConclusion: Challenging the Mainstream and the Qualitative/Quantitative Divide.