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Research Methods in Politics / Peter Burnham

By:

Burnham, Peter [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: China : Palgrave Macmillan, c2004Description: xii, 308 pagesISBN:

333962540

Subject(s):

EDUCATIONAL TOOLS

LOC classification:

JA 86 .R47 2004

Contents:

Chapter1. The discipline of politics -- Chapter2. Research design -- Chapter3. Comparative methodology -- Chapter4. Surveys and opinion polls -- Chapter5. Descriptive statistics -- Chapter6. Making inferences -- Chapter7. Documentary and archival analysis -- Chapter8. The Internet and political research -- Chapter9. Elite interviewing -- Chapter10. Participant observation and the analysis of communications -- Chapter11. Ethics and political research -- Chapter12. Conclusion: challenging the mainstream and the qualitative/quantitative divide .

Summary: This major new text provides a comprehensive introduction to the main research methods employed in the study of politics. The book is illustrated throughout with boxed examples of real political research.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Annex General Circulation	General Education	GC JA 86 .R47 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000000224

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This major new text provides a comprehensive introduction to the main research methods employed in the study of politics. The book is illustrated throughout with boxed examples of real political research.

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