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Handbook of research methods in international relations
Title
Handbook of research methods in international relations / edited by R. Joseph Huddleston (assistant professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University), Thomas Jamieson (assistant professor, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha) and Patrick James (Dornsife dean's professor of international relations, department of political science and international relations, University of Southern California, US).
ISBN
9781839101014 (e-book)
Publication
Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (800 pages)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print record.
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Summary
"Drawing together international experts on research methods in International Relations (IR), this Handbook answers the complex practical questions for those approaching a new research topic for the first time. Innovative in its approach, it considers the art of IR research as well as the science, offering diverse perspectives on current research methods and emerging developments in the field. Empirical chapters are split into five distinct parts guiding the reader through the research process, covering the key topics including scope and methods, concepts, data and techniques and tools and applications. Highlighting the wide-ranging differences in the topic, the illustrative case studies and research models also provide guidance on how and when to use these tools, including how to evaluate research at the start and end of projects. Furthermore, it examines how to publish research and provides advice on how to manage a research team. This informative read will provide an excellent resource for established researchers taking on new projects, rethinking their approach to IR or those interested in learning new methods. Students and scholars of international politics and public policy as well as social scientists will also find this illuminating and instructive"-- Provided by publisher.
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Elgaronline.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 07, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Contents: Introduction: International relations as interdisciplinary research / R. Joseph Huddleston, Thomas Jamieson, and Patrick James
Part I: International relations: Scope and methods
1. Doing international relations / Ross James Gildea and Andrea Ruggeri
2. Epistemology: Logic, causality, and explanation / Simon Frankel Pratt
3. Critical approaches / Leigh Spanner
4. Conceptualization, measurement, and data / Jenifer Whitten-Woodring
5. Historical methods / Norrin M. Ripsman
6. Systems analysis: Systemism and the visual international relations project / Sarah Gansen and Patrick James
Part II: Approaches: Explaining interactions
7. International relations and regime type / Inken von Borzyskowski and Mert Kartal
8. International organizations and world politics / George Kyris
9. State and non-state actors in world politics / Efe Tokdemir and Seden Akcinaroglu
10. International regime complexes / Mark Raymond
11. International (global) political economy / Lui Hebron
12. Feminist methods in international relations research / Melissa Johnston
Part III: Getting started with research: Concepts, data, and techniques
13. Using theory to choose an empirical research strategy / Emily Hencken Ritter
14. What kind of data is appropriate for my question? Choosing a unit of analysis / Elsy Gonzalez and Paul Poast
15. Choose your own estimator (or perish trying) / Christopher K. Butler and Weidong Zhang
16. Causal pathway analysis and matching: A practical guide / Jeb Barnes and Nicholas Weller
17. Challenges and payoffs of building a dataset from scratch / Jessica Maves Braithwaite
18. Think locally, regress globally: Making the most of conventional ir data / Carlos Felipe Balcazar and Matt Malis
19. Non-state actors, civil wars, and other units of analysis / Michael A. Rubin
20. Text as data / Peter B. Cuppernull and Rochelle Layla Terman
21. Big data / Eric Min
22. Political research with social media data / Samuel E. Bestvater
23. Dealing with missing and incomplete data / Miriam Barnum
Part IV: Research tools and applications
24. Regression analysis / Giacomo Chiozza
25. Survival analysis in international relations / Myriam Shiran and Patrick E. Shea
26. Network analysis / Elizabeth J. Menninga and Lindsey A. Goldberg
27. Formal theory: An informal discussion / Julianne Phillips
28. A brief glance into qualitative methods for international relations / Reyna L. Reyes Nunez
29. Planning, conducting, and analyzing interviews / M.P. Broache
30. Mixed methods research / Dana El Kurd
31. Digging through documents: The promise, problems, and prospects of archival research for international relations / Joshua Shifrinson
32. Qualitative comparative analysis (qca) / Alrik Thiem
33. Interpretivism in international relations research / Lucas Knotter
34. Case study analysis / Luai Ali
Part V: Evaluation and relevance of research results
35. The political and policy relevance of our research / Bridget L. Coggins
36. How to publish in academic journals / Marijke Breuning and John Ishiyama
37. Navigating the ethics of human subjects research / Jennifer Roglà
38. Research labs: Concept, utility, and application / Kelebogile Zvobgo
39. Perverse effects, potential harms, and international relations research in the world / Laura Sjoberg and Jonathon Whooley
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Electronic books.
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