Political science research : a handbook of scope and methods

This text introduces students to the discipline of political science and the research process in a meaningful and understandable way-by teaching them how to conduct basic political research without overwhelming them with statistical theorizing and calculation.

I An Introduction To Political Science And Political Research

1 Conducting Systematic Political Research: An Overview

2 The Problem: Essence of the Research Project

3 The Literature Review: Becoming Familiar With Your Topic

II The Scope of Political Science

4 The Political World

5 The American Political Process

6 Public Administration and Public Policy

7 Comparative Politics

8 International Relations

III The Methods of Political Science

9 Elements of Research: Determining Causal Explanations

10 Understanding Measurement

11 Research Design

12 Data Collection and Input

13 Data Analysis: Univariate Statistics

14 Data Analysis: Bivariate Statistics

15 Data Analysis: Multivariate Statistics

16 Putting It All Together

Appendix 1 A Sample Research Proposal and Research Paper

Appendix 2 Sample Data Sets and Selected Variables

Appendix 3 Statistical Tables

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