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Research methods in politics / Peter Burnham ... [et al.]. - second edition - xii, 370 pages ; 24 cm. - Political analysis .

Previous ed.: Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2004. economic&political bookfair2015

Introduction: Methods, Methodology and Making Sense of the Study of Politics.- The Discipline of Politics.- Research Design.- Comparative Methods.- Surveys and Opinion Polls.- Descriptive Statistics.- Making Inferences.- Documentary and Archival Analysis.- The Internet and Political Research.- Elite Interviewing.- Participant Observation and the Analysis of Communications.- Ethics and Political Research.- Research and the Policy Process.- Conclusion: Challenging the Mainstream and the Qualitative/Quantitative Divide.


The second edition of this popular text provides a comprehensive introduction to the main research methods employed in the study of politics and assessment of their strengths and limitations and of ethical issues in research. It has been revised and updated throughout, and a new chapter considers the relationship between research and policy

ISBN: 9780230019843 (hbk.) 0230019846 (hbk.) 9780230019850 (pbk.) 0230019854 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2009293415

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA858766 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014595509 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political science--Research--Methodology.

LC Class. No.: JA86 / .R423 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 320.072 / R