Designing Research in the Social Sciences

This volume takes seriously the goal of unifying qualitative and quantitative methods, providing a coherent framework for understanding research design in the social science. Highly recommended.John GerringProfessor of Political Science at Boston University, where he teaches courses on methodology and comparative politics Magetti, Gilardi, and Radaelli provide scholars with a forum to reflect on the ′thinking′ and ′doing′ of social research. The authors deftly tackle the major issues related to the construction of causal explanations. An excellent primer to research design and analysis, that will cause seasoned readers to rethink core assumptions of research design and methods.Melissa WootenDepartment of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst

• Social Sciences and Research DesignConceptual AnalysisCausal AnalysisStatistical Research Designs for Causal InferenceTemporalityHeterogeneityInterdependenceConclusions: Connecting the Dots