Empirical Political Analysis

Empirical Political Analysis – International Edition

A research methods textbook written specifically for students of politics, Empirical Political Analysis introduces a wide range of research techniques comprehensively and accessibly.

With a balanced focus on quantitative and qualitative analysis, the book follows the research process from start to finish, offering a solid res...

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Empirical Political Analysis – International Edition

A research methods textbook written specifically for students of politics, Empirical Political Analysis introduces a wide range of research techniques comprehensively and accessibly.

With a balanced focus on quantitative and qualitative analysis, the book follows the research process from start to finish, offering a solid research foundation for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

This is an adaptation of the successful US textbook by C. R. Brians, Lars Willnat, J. B. Manheim and R. C. Rich. James Babb has made various sympathetic updates to the text, including examples from the UK, Europe and other countries. Two new chapters have been added to the book – on discourse analysis and hermeneutics.

Students of politics will find this is the only introductory methods textbook which covers their field comprehensively and in depth with a wealth of up-to-date examples and useful exercises.

Jarol B. Manheim is Professor of Media and Public Affairs and of Political Science at The George Washington University.

Richard C. Rich is Professor of Political Science at Virginia Polytechnic and State University.

Lars Willnat is Professor in the School of Journalism at Indiana University.

Craig Leonard Brians is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Po...

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Jarol B. Manheim is Professor of Media and Public Affairs and of Political Science at The George Washington University.

Richard C. Rich is Professor of Political Science at Virginia Polytechnic and State University.

Lars Willnat is Professor in the School of Journalism at Indiana University.

Craig Leonard Brians is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Political Science at Virginia Polytechnic and State University.

James Babb is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Newcastle.

Section I.Theory and Research in Politics
1. The Research Process
2. The Theoretical and Conceptual Context of Political Research
3. Techniques of Systematic Bibliographic Search
Section II. Research Design
4. Abstract to Concrete: Operationalization and Measurement
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Section I.Theory and Research in Politics
1. The Research Process
2. The Theoretical and Conceptual Context of Political Research
3. Techniques of Systematic Bibliographic Search
Section II. Research Design
4. Abstract to Concrete: Operationalization and Measurement
5. Working From a Plan: Considerations in Research Design
6. Experimental Research Design
Section III. Quantitative Data
7. Who, What, Where, When: The Problem of Sampling
8. Survey Research
9. Scaling Techniques
10. Sources and Applications of Aggregate Data
11. Data Preparation and Data Processing
Section IV. Quantitative Analysis
12. Content Analysis
13. Quantitative Comparative Research
14. Social Network Analysis: Finding Structure in a Complex World
15. Describing the Data: The Construction of Tables and Charts
Section V. Statistical Techniques
16. Statistics I: Summarizing Distributions on One Variable
17. Statistics II: Examining Relationships between Two Variables
18. Statistics III: Examining Relationships among Several Variables
Section VI. Qualitative Methods
19. Elite and Specialized Interviewing
20. Focus Group Methodologies
21. Direct Observation and Political Ethnography
22. Revealing Political Understanding: Discourse Analysis
23. Hermeneutics and Interpretation in Political Research
Section VII. Reporting the Results
24. Writing (and Reading) the Research Report
25. Overview
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