Paul Pennings & Hans Keman 
Doing Research in Political Science [EPUB ebook] 
An Introduction to Comparative Methods and Statistics

This is an immensely helpful book for students starting their own research… an excellent introduction to the comparative method giving an authoritative overview over the research process

– Klaus Armingeon, University of Bern

Doing Research in Political Science is the book for mastering the comparative method in all the social sciences

– Jan-Erik Lane, University of Geneva

This book has established itself as a concise and well-readable text on comparative methods and statistics in political science I…strongly recommend it.

– Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Philipps-University Marburg

This thoroughly revised edition of the popular textbook offers an accessible but comprehensive introduction to comparative research methods and statistics for students of political science. Clearly organized around three parts, the text introduces the main theories and methodologies used in the discipline.

Part 1 frames the comparative approach within the methodological framework of the political and social sciences.

Part 2 introduces basic descriptive and inferential statistical methods as well as more advanced multivariate methods used in quantitative political analysis.

Part 3 applies the methods and techniques of Parts 1 & 2 to research questions drawn from contemporary themes and issues in political science.

Incorporating practice exercises, ideas for further reading and summary questions throughout, Doing Research in Political Science provides an invaluable step-by-step guide for students and researchers in political science, comparative politics and empirical political analysis.

Innehållsförteckning

PART ONE: COMPARATIVE METHODOLOGY – Hans Keman

Comparative Methodology and Statistics in Political Science

The Comparative Approach

Theory and Method

Meaning and Use of the Comparative Method

Research Design

PART TWO: STATISTICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE – Jan Kleinnijenhuis

Concepts, Cases, Data and Measurement

Explorative and Descriptive Statistics

Multivariate Analysis and Causal Inference

PART THREE: DOING POLITICAL RESEARCH – Paul Pennings

How Problems Arise

How Decisions Are Made

How Problems Are Solved

Om författaren

Current lines of research    News effects    Economic news and political news, patterns of agenda-building    Content Analysis, Semantic Network Analysis