Digital library
Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Professor Ingrid Riedle's Political Science 201
Ingrid Riedle · City Colleges of Chicago
In the contents: 01: Political Ideologies · 1.01: Political Ideologies - Readings and Media · 1.02: Political Ideologies - Classroom Activity
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Introduction to Political Science Research Methods
Josue Franco · Cuyamaca College
In the contents: 1.02: The Social Network of Political Science · 2.06: Emerging Wave- Experimental Political Science · 3.01: Philosophy of Science
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Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration
Jenkins-Smith et al. · University of Oklahoma
In the contents: 01: Theories and Social Science · 1.04: 1.4 Theory in Social Science
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Political Science Theory (Hsueh and Deylami)
Vicki Hsueh and Shirin Deylami · Western Washington University
In the contents: 1.18: Alfredo Rocco Selections from The Political Doctrine of Fascism 1925
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Introduction to Political Science Research Methods
Josh Franco; Charlotte Lee; Kau Vue · Academic Senate for California Community Colleges · 2020
Introduction to Political Science Research Methods, authored by Dr. Josh Franco, Dr. Charlotte Lee, Kau Vue, Dr. Dino Bozonelos, Dr. Masahiro Omae, and Dr. Steven Cauchon, is an Open Education Resource textbook licensed CC BY-NC that 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.
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Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration (With Applications in R)
Hank Jenkins-Smith; Joseph Ripberger · University of Oklahoma Libraries · 2017
The focus of this book is on using quantitative research methods to test hypotheses and build theory in political science, public policy and public administration. It is designed for advanced undergraduate courses, or introductory and intermediate graduate-level courses. The first part of the book introduces the scientific method, then covers research design, measurement, descriptive statistics, probability, inference, and basic measures of association. The second part of the book covers bivariate and multiple linear regression using the ordinary least squares, the calculus and matrix algebra that are necessary for understanding bivariate and multiple linear regression, the assumptions that underlie these methods, and then provides a short introduction to generalized linear models.The book fully embraces the open access and open source philosophies. The book is freely available in the SHAREOK repository; it is written in R Markdown files that are available in a public GitHub repository; it uses and teaches R and RStudio for data analysis, visualization and data management; and it uses publically available survey data (from the Meso-Scale Integrated Socio-geographic Network) to illustrate important concepts and methods. We encourage students to download the data, replicate the examples, and explore further! We also encourage instructors to download the R Markdown files and modify the text for use in different courses.
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Polimetrics: A Stata Companion to Introduction to Political Science Research Methods
Josh Franco · Open Political Science (OPoliSci) · 2021
Polimetrics: A Stata Companion, authored by Dr. Josh Franco, is an Open Education Resource workbook licensed CC BY-NC and designed as a Stata companion to Introduction to Political Science Research Methods. This workbook provides a tour of the Stata software, an introduction to cross-sectional, time series, and panel data, and an introduction to a variety of models. I review models where the outcome is linear, binary, ordinal, categorical, and count. Additionally, I have an interpretation chapter on survival models. Each “Models” chapter has a similar organizational structure: about, estimated time, what is the model, how are models run in Stata, how do we interpret the model results, and a real-world example of model results in a Creative Commons licensed, peer-reviewed journal article. Additionally, mini-assignment instructions and a rubric are included so students can practice their interpretation skills.
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Introduction to Political Science
Mark Carl Rom; Masaki Hidaka; Rachel Bzostek Walker; Emilia B. Carvalho · OpenStax, Rice University
Designed to meet the scope and sequence of your course, OpenStax Introduction to Political Science provides a strong foundation in global political systems, exploring how and why political realities unfold. Rich with examples of individual and national social action, this text emphasizes students’ role in the political sphere and equips them to be active and informed participants in civil society. Learn more about what this free, openly-licensed textbook has to offer you and your students.
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America - The User's Manual 3e
Benjamin R. Kantack · Lycoming College
In the contents: 2.05: The Political Machine
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Texas Government
Andrew Teas, Kevin Jefferies, Mark W. Shomaker, Penny L. Watson, and Terry Gilmour · Houston Community College, Alvin Community College, and Midland College
In the contents: 01: Political Culture and the People of Texas · 1.01: Brief Political History of Texas · 1.02: Political Culture of Texas
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America - The User's Manual 4e
Benjamin R. Kantack · Lycoming College
In the contents: 2.07: The Political Machine
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MPC Environmental Science
Kevin Raskoff · Monterey Peninsula College
This course is a survey of the fundamental political, economic, and ecological principles that define the important environmental issues of our time. Topics include ecology, climate change, biodiversity, energy, and sustainability.
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Immigrant and Refugee Families
Ballard, Wieling, and Solheim · University of Minnesota and University of Georgia
Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences offers an interdisciplinary perspective on immigrant and refugee families' challenges and resilience across multiple domains, including economic, political, health, and human rights.This text uses a family systems lens to discuss challenges and strengths of immigrant and refugee families in the United States.
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Governing with Integrity: Ethical Reasoning for Public Service
Tabitha Raber · Taft College
Governing with Integrity equips current and aspiring public servants with a practical, values-driven framework for ethical decision-making across the micro (individual), meso (organizational), and macro (societal) levels. The book includes ten chapters with key terms, check-for-learning activities, and adaptable teaching supports.
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Never Gonna Change? - An Examination of the 1901 Alabama Constitution
N. Alexander Aguado et al. · Never Gonna Change?
In the contents: 1.05: Political Indifference and the Withering of Democracy in Alabama
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Texas Government
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
In the contents: 1.09: State Political Culture · 04: Political Learning · 4.01: Political Socialization
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An Introduction to Politics
T. M. Sell · Highline College
In the contents: 02: Political Philosophy- Taking a Theorem to Keep From Getting Thick · 5.01: Political Culture · 6.03: Political Parties
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Open International Political Economy
Clint Peinhardt · The University of Texas at Dallas
The textbook provides overviews of three different kinds of economic integration: trade, production, and finance.
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Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy
Meggie Mapes · University of Kansas
Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy is a contemporary, interdisciplinary public speaking textbook that fuses rhetoric, critical/cultural studies, and performance to offer an up-to-date resource for students. With a focus on advocacy, this textbook invites students to consider public speaking as a political, purposeful form of information-sharing.
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The Science of Sleep
Sheryl Shook · Kapi'olani Community College
The Science of Sleep teaches us the vital importance of sleep and how it determines our mental and physical health. It explores the neuroscience of sleep and cultural, social, and political aspects of how people view sleep and are affected by sleep.