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Field research in political science : practices and principles / Diana Kapiszewski, Lauren M. MacLean, Benjamin L. Read.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kapiszewski, Diana.
- Series:
- Strategies for social inquiry
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Fieldwork.
- Political science.
- Political science--Research.
- Political science--Research--Methodology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 455 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1. Field research in political science: practices and principles
- 2. A historical and empirical overview of field research in the discipline
- 3. Preparing for fieldwork
- 4. Managing in the field: logistical, social, operational, and ethical challenges
- 5. Thinking outside the (archive) box: discovering data in the field
- 6. Interviews, oral histories, and focus groups
- 7. Site-intensive methods: ethnography and participant observation
- 8. Surveys in the context of field research
- 9. Experiments in the field
- 10. Analyzing, writing, and retooling in the field
- 11. The future of field research in political science.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780511794551
- 051179455X
- Publisher Number:
- 99974714264
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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