This is the perfect guide to conducting a research project in politics and international relations. From formulating a research question and conducting a literature review to writing up and disseminating your work, this book guides you through the research process from start to finish.
The book:
- Is focused specifically on research methods in politics and IR
- Introduces the central methodological debates in a clear, accessible style
- Considers the key questions of ethics and research design
- Covers both qualitative and quantitative approaches
- Shows you how to choose and implement the right methods in your own project
The book features two example research projects – one from politics, one from IR – that appear periodically throughout the book to show you how real research looks at each stage of the process. Packed full of engaging examples, it provides you with all you need to know to coordinate your own research project in politics and international relations.
Tabella dei contenuti
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: Methodology and Methods in Politics and International Relations
Chapter 3: Research Ethics
Chapter 4: Your Research Question
Chapter 5: Compiling and Writing a Literature Review
Chapter 6: Research Design
Chapter 7: Collecting Data for Qualitative Methods
Chapter 8: Tools and Strategies for Qualitative Analysis
Chapter 9: Collecting and Preparing Data for Quantitative Methods
Chapter 10: Tools and Strategies for Quantitative Analysis
Chapter 11: Writing Up Your Paper
Chapter 12: Looking Forward
Glossary
References
Index
Circa l’autore
Mieczyslaw P. Boduszynski is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Pomona College in Claremont, California, USA. He has been a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Zagreb and taught courses at universities in Japan, Egypt, Albania, and France. His research interests include democracy and human rights promotion; U.S. foreign policy; democratic transitions and authoritarian backsliding; and the politics of transitional justice. He is the author of two books: Regime Change in the Yugoslav Successor States (Johns Hopkins 2010) and U.S. Democracy Promotion in the Arab World (Lynne Rienner 2019). In addition to his scholarly contributions, his writings have also been featured in Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy, among other outlets. Boduszynski also has substantial experience as a practitioner, having spent a decade as a U.S. diplomat and has worked a year each in the U.S. Congress and Department of Defense as a policy advisor. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
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