Interview research in political science / edited by Layna Mosley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mosley, Layna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interviewing--Congresses.

Interviewing.

Political science--Methodology--Congresses.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Interviews are a frequent and important part of empirical research in political science, but graduate programs rarely offer discipline-specific training in selecting interviewees, conducting interviews, and using the data thus collected. Interview Research in Political Science addresses this vital need, offering hard-won advice for both graduate students and faculty members. The contributors to this book have worked in a variety of field locations and settings and have interviewed a wide array of informants, from government officials to members of rebel movements and victims of wartime violence, from lobbyists and corporate executives to workers and trade unionists.The authors encourage scholars from all subfields of political science to use interviews in their research, and they provide a set of lessons and tools for doing so. The book addresses how to construct a sample of interviewees; how to collect and report interview data; and how to address ethical considerations and the Institutional Review Board process. Other chapters discuss how to link interview-based evidence with causal claims; how to use proxy interviews or an interpreter to improve access; and how to structure interview questions. A useful appendix contains examples of consent documents, semistructured interview prompts, and interview protocols.Contributors: Frank R. Baumgartner, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Matthew N. Beckmann, University of California, Irvine; Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts University; Erik Bleich, Middlebury College; Sarah M. Brooks, The Ohio State University; Melani Cammett, Brown University; Lee Ann Fujii, University of Toronto; Mary Gallagher, University of Michigan; Richard L. Hall, University of Michigan; Marie Hojnacki, Pennsylvania State University; David C. Kimball, University of Missouri, St. Louis; Beth L. Leech, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Julia F. Lynch, University of Pennsylvania; Cathie Jo Martin, Boston University; Lauren Maclean, Indiana University; Layna Mosley, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Robert Pekkanen, University of Washington; William Reno, Northwestern University; Reuel R. Rogers, Northwestern University

Contents:

Aligning sampling strategies with analytic goals / Julia Lynch

The ethical treatment of human subjects and the institutional review board process / Sarah M. Brooks

The power of the interviewer / Lauren M. Maclean

How to report interview data / Erik Bleich and Robert Pekkanen

Crafting interviews to capture cause and effect / Cathie Jo Martin

Using proxy interviewing to address sensitive topics / Melani Cammett

The difference an interpreter can make / Lee Ann Fujii

The problem of extra-territorial legality / William Reno

Capturing meaning and confronting measurement / Mary Gallagher

Elite interviewing in Washington, DC / Matthew N. Beckmann and Richard L. Hall

Lessons from the "lobbying and policy change" project / Beth L. Leech ... [et al.]

Using interviews to understand racial group identity and political behavior / Reuel R. Rogers.

Notes:

"This volume results from a conference on the use of interview research in political science, held in January 2010 at Duke University"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780801467967

0801467969

9781322503974

1322503974

9780801467974

0801467977

OCLC:

844164755