Research Methods in Social Policy
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How and When to Involve Crowds in Scientific Research
Marion K. Poetz, Henry Sauermann
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. Marion K. Poetz and Henry Sauermann provide concise and invaluable instruction for researche... -
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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...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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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...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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How to Be an Ethnographer
Monika Kostera, Paweł Krzyworzeka
Offering a practical guide on How to be an Ethnographer, this book will be a valuable resource for advanced students and early career researchers of organization studies, anthropology and sociology. It will also be a useful introduction ...eBook:Find out more$28.00
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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 ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Research Methods in Deportation
Edited by Agnieszka Radziwinowiczówna
This prescient book explores how to confront the methodological and ethical challenges in researching deportation. Agnieszka Radziwinowiczówna introduces a ‘power-knowledge’ approach, crucially taking into account the power imbalances th...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Value of Theorizing
Alexander Styhre
In this compelling book, Alexander Styhre presents a comprehensive analysis of the role and purpose of theory within the university setting. Critiquing current university governance practices which assess research quality based on citati...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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New Methods and Theory on Immigrant Integration
Edited by Daniel Rauhut
Looking beyond urban immigration, this ground-breaking book explores how immigrants can become a part of local communities in remote regions. Contributors argue that immigrant integration is place-dependent, and develop new theories, met...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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Welfare States in the 21st Century
Ian Greener
On the 80th anniversary of Beveridge’s report on the ‘Five Giants’ confronting societal progress in the 1940s, this innovative book examines the ‘New Giants’ confronting us today: inequality, preventable mortality, the crisis of democrac...eBook:Find out more$27.96