Doing Research in Political Science: An Introduction to Comparative Methods and Statistics

by Paul Pennings, Hans Keman, Jan Kleinnijenhuis

Students of political science will welcome this accessible introduction to methods and statistics. The authors introduce the main theories and methodologies employed from across the social sciences in understanding and doing comparative political research. They outline the importance of the relationship of theory and method to empirical analytical research; introduce both basic descriptive and advanced multivariate and explanatory statistical techniques; and demonstrate the application of these methods and techniques to a number of research questions drawn from contemporary themes and issues in political science. Incorporating summary questions, practice exercises, glossary and further reading sections throughout, Doing Research in Polit

384 pages, Paperback

First published June 22, 1999

Reviews

[Mayim de Vries · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dense. And when I say dense I mean that brain is slowly oozing down your nose as you read. That is my only reservation against this book especially that Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences (Bcsia Studies in International Security) proves that methodology text does not have to be inaccessible.