Doing Research in Political Science

An Introduction to Comparative Methods and Statistics

AvPaul Pennings,Hans Keman

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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This is an immensely helpful book for students starting their own research… an excellent introduction to the comparative method giving an authoritative overview over the research process

- Klaus Armingeon, University of Bern

Doing Research in Political Science is the book for mastering the comparative method in all the social sciences

- Jan-Erik Lane, University of Geneva

This book has established itself as a concise and well-readable text on comparative methods and statistics in political science I…strongly recommend it.

- Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Philipps-University Marburg

This thoroughly revised edition of the popular textbook offers an accessible but comprehensive introduction to comparative research methods and statistics for students of political science. Clearly organized around three parts, the text introduces the main theories and methodologies used in the discipline.

Part 1 frames the comparative approach within the methodological framework of the political and social sciences.

Part 2 introduces basic descriptive and inferential statistical methods as well as more advanced multivariate methods used in quantitative political analysis.

Part 3 applies the methods and techniques of Parts 1 & 2 to research questions drawn from contemporary themes and issues in political science.

Incorporating practice exercises, ideas for further reading and summary questions throughout, Doing Research in Political Science provides an invaluable step-by-step guide for students and researchers in political science, comparative politics and empirical political analysis.

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Utgivningsdatum:2005-11-15
Mått:170 x 242 x undefined mm
Vikt:750 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Upplaga:2
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781412903769

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Paul Pennings is Associate Professor of Political Science at the VU University Amsterdam. His research and teaching interests are in the fields of Comparative (European) Politics and Comparative Methods and Statistics. He has publised widely in peer-reviewed academic journals in political science, such as Acta Politica, Electoral Studies, European Journal of Political Research, European Union Politics, Party Politics, Political Studies and Sociological Methods and Research. His recent publications include Doing Research in Political Science. An Introduction to Comparative Methods and Statistics (with Hans Keman and Jan Kleinnijenhuis), London: Sage (2nd edition, 2006) and (with Christine Arnold) Is Constitutional Politics like Politics ‘At Home’? The Case of the EU Constitution, Political Studies 56 (4): 789-806, which was a finalist for the Harrison Prize for the best article published in Political Studies in 2008. Hans Keman is Professor and Chair of Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit in AmsterdamCONTRIBUTORS′ AFFILIATIONS:Klaus Armingeon Institut fuer Politiekwissenschapft, UnitoblerUwe Becker Universiteit van AmsterdamIan Budge University of EssexFrancis Castles The Australian National University, CanberraHans Daalder The HagueSvante Errson Umea UniversitetKees van Kersbergen Katholieke Universiteit NijmegenJan-Erik Lane Universite de GenevePeter Mair Universiteit van LeidenPaul Pennings Vrije UniversiteitManfred Schmidt Current lines of researchNews effectsEconomic news and political news, patterns of agenda-buildingContent Analysis, Semantic Network Analysis

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PART ONE: COMPARATIVE METHODOLOGY - Hans KemanComparative Methodology and Statistics in Political ScienceThe Comparative ApproachTheory and MethodMeaning and Use of the Comparative MethodResearch DesignPART TWO: STATISTICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE - Jan KleinnijenhuisConcepts, Cases, Data and MeasurementExplorative and Descriptive StatisticsMultivariate Analysis and Causal InferencePART THREE: DOING POLITICAL RESEARCH - Paul PenningsHow Problems AriseHow Decisions Are MadeHow Problems Are Solved