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Introduction to Political Science Research Methods

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Introduction to Political Science Research Methods

This text surveys the research methods employed in political science. The textbook includes chapters that cover: history and development of the empirical study of politics; the scientific method; theories, hypotheses, variables, and units; conceptualization, operationalization and measurement of political concepts; elements of research design including the logic of sampling; qualitative and quantitative research methods and means of analysis; and research ethics.

Political Science and CivicsSocial Sciences
Author
Josue Franco
Publisher
Cuyamaca College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 100 sections
  1. 01: Introduction
  2. 1.01: Welcome
  3. 1.02: The Social Network of Political Science
  4. 1.03: Organization of the Book
  5. 1.04: Analyzing Journal Articles
  6. 1.05: Research Paper Project Management
  7. 1.06: Key Terms Glossary
  8. 1.07: Summary
  9. 1.08: Review Questions
  10. 1.09: Suggestions for Further Study
  11. 02: History and Development of the Emperical Study of Politics
  12. 2.01: Brief History of Empirical Study of Politics
  13. 2.02: The Institutional Wave
  14. 2.03: The Behavioral Wave
  15. 2.04: Currents- Qualitative versus Quantitative
  16. 2.05: Currents- Politics- Normative and Positive Views
  17. 2.06: Emerging Wave- Experimental Political Science
  18. 2.07: Emerging Wave- Big Data and Machine Learning
  19. 2.08: Key Terms Glossary
  20. 2.09: Summary
  21. 2.10: Review Questions
  22. 2.11: Critical Thinking Questions
  23. 2.12: Suggestions for Further Study
  24. 03: The Scientific Method
  25. 3.01: Philosophy of Science
  26. 3.02: Whats is the Scientific Method
  27. 3.03: Applying the Scientific Method to Political Phenomena
  28. 3.04: Key Terms Glossary
  29. 3.05: Summary
  30. 3.06: Review Questions
  31. 3.07: Critical Thinking Questions
  32. 3.08: Suggestions for Further Reading Study
  33. 04: Theories Hypotheses Variables and Units
  34. 4.01: Correlation and Causation
  35. 4.02: Theory Constrution
  36. 4.03: Generating Hypotheses from Theories
  37. 4.04: Exploring Variables
  38. 4.05: Units of Observation and Units of Analysis
  39. 4.06: Casual Modeling
  40. 4.07: Key Terms Glossary
  41. 4.08: Critical Thinking Problems
  42. 4.09: Review Questions
  43. 4.10: Critical Thinking Questions
  44. 4.11: Critical Thinking Questions
  45. 05: Conceptualization Operationalization Measurement
  46. 5.01: Conceptualization in Political Science
  47. 5.02: Operationalization
  48. 5.03: Measurement
  49. 5.04: Key Terms Glossary
  50. 5.05: Summary
  51. 5.06: Review Questions
  52. 5.07: Critical Thinking Questions
  53. 5.08: Suggestions for Further Study
  54. 06: Elements of Research Design
  55. 6.01: Introduction- Building with a Blueprint
  56. 6.02: Types of Design- Experimental and Nonexperimental Designs
  57. 6.03: Components of Design- Sampling
  58. 6.04: Components of Design- Observations
  59. 6.05: Key Terms Glossary
  60. 6.06: Summary
  61. 6.07: Review Questions
  62. 6.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  63. 6.09: Suggestions for Further Study
  64. 07: Qualitative Methods
  65. 7.01: What are Qualitative Methods
  66. 7.02: Interviews
  67. 7.03: Exploring Documentary Sources
  68. 7.04: Ethnographic Research
  69. 7.05: Case Studies
  70. 7.06: Key Terms Glossary
  71. 7.07: Summary
  72. 7.08: Review Questions
  73. 7.09: Critical Thinking Questions
  74. 7.10: Suggestions for Further Study
  75. 08: Quantitative Research Methods and Means of Analysis
  76. 8.01: What are Quantitative Methods
  77. 8.02: Making Sense of Data
  78. 8.03: Introduction to Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing
  79. 8.04: Interpreting Statistical Tables in Political Science Articles
  80. 8.5: Key Terms
  81. 8.05: Summary
  82. 8.06: Review Questions
  83. 8.07: Critical Thinking Questions
  84. 8.08: Suggestions for Further Study
  85. 09: Research Ethics
  86. 9.01: Ethics in Political Research
  87. 9.02: Research Ethics
  88. 9.03: Navigating Qualitative Data Collection
  89. 9.04: Research Ethics in Quantitative Research
  90. 9.05: Ethically Analyzing and Sharing Co-generated Knowledge
  91. 9.06: Key Terms Glossary
  92. 9.07: Summary
  93. 9.08: Review Questions
  94. 9.09: Critical Thinking Questions
  95. 9.10: Suggestions for Further Study
  96. 10: Conclusion
  97. 10.01: Congratulations
  98. 10.02: The Path Forward
  99. 10.03: Frontiers of Political Science Research Methods
  100. 10.04: How to Contribute to this OER