Research Methods in Politics and Public Policy
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Handbook on Evaluation
Edited by Reinhard Stockmann
In this Handbook, Reinhard Stockmann and other esteemed experts in the field provide a systematic and comprehensive exploration into the planning, process, implementation and utilisation of evaluations. Covering the process and individua... -
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How to Do Migration Research
Edited by Ricard Zapata-Barrero, Daniela Vintila
This book provides a toolkit for tackling the fundamental questions and challenges in planning and conducting migration research. It illustrates not only how to develop rigorous methodological procedures, but also how to effectively diss... -
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The Atlas of Social Complexity
Brian Castellani, Lasse Gerrits
Embark on a riveting journey through the study of social complexity with The Atlas of Social Complexity. Over three decades of scientific exploration unfold, unravelling the enigmatic threads that compose the fabric of society. From the ... -
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How to Think Like a Realist
Raymond Pawson
How to Think Like a Realist is Ray Pawson’s seminal book on realist social inquiry, boldly linking social research to clinical and physical science and challenging many methodological shibboleths. This unique book pairs outstanding clari... -
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Rethinking Development Politics
Ilan Kapoor, Gavin Fridell
In this innovative book, Ilan Kapoor and Gavin Fridell rethink development politics psychoanalytically, investigating its unconscious. Whereas mainstream development politics is organized around stability and rationality, psychoanalysis ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Publish or Perish
Imad A. Moosa
In this thoroughly revised second edition of Publish or Perish, Imad A. Moosa extends and develops his analysis of the continual pressure to publish research which plagues the academic sphere. Perceptive and provocative, the book identif...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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How to Conduct Qualitative Research in Social Science
Edited by Pranee Liamputtong
Explaining both the theoretical and practical aspects of doing qualitative research, the book uses examples from real-world research projects to emphasise how to conduct qualitative research in the social sciences. Pranee Liamputtong dra...eBook:Find out more$35.16
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Bringing Bourdieu's Theory of Fields to Critical Policy Analysis
Edited by Vincent Dubois
Laying down the foundations of a critical sociological approach to the interdisciplinary domain of public policy, this insightful book presents the first systematic reflection on the use of Bourdieu’s theory of social fields to analyse p...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A Modern Guide to the Multiple Streams Framework
Edited by Nikolaos Zahariadis, Nicole Herweg, Reimut Zohlnhöfer, Evangelia Petridou
Applying the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) to a global range of case studies, this pioneering Modern Guide addresses how policymakers decide what issues to attend to and which choices to make or implement. In doing so it outlines that...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Teaching Federalism
Edited by John Kincaid, J. W. Leckrone
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Teaching Federalism presents innovative ideas for teaching a wide variety of key concepts of... -
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How to do Action Research for Transformations
Hilary Bradbury
Capturing years of innovation within contemporary action research, Hilary Bradbury highlights where action research for transformations (ART) is directed: towards responding to climate change and achieving global sustainability goals. Pa...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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Teaching Graduate Political Methodology
Edited by Mitchell Brown, Shane Nordyke, Cameron G. Thies
Providing expert advice from established scholars in the field of political science, this engaging companion book to Teaching Undergraduate Political Methodology imparts informative guidance on teaching research methods across the gradua...eBook:Find out more$33.56