Author : Laurence Cox
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1803922028
This cutting-edge and authoritative Handbook covers a broad spectrum of social movement research methodologies, offering expert analysis and detailed accounts of the ways by which research can effectively be carried out on social movements and popular protests. Addressing practice-oriented questions, this Handbook engages with both theoretical and political considerations, unpacking the multidimensional nature of social movement research.
Author : Hans Keman
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 21,26 MB
Release : 2016-12-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1784710822
This Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art research methods and applications currently in use in political science. It combines theory and methodology (qualitative and quantitative), and offers insights into the major approaches and their roots in the philosophy of scientific knowledge. Including a comprehensive discussion of the relevance of a host of digital data sources, plus the dos and don’ts of data collection in general, the book also explains how to use diverse research tools and highlights when and how to apply these techniques.
Author : Matthias R. Mehl
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 37,26 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1462513050
Bringing together leading authorities, this unique handbook reviews the breadth of current approaches for studying how people think, feel, and behave in everyday environments, rather than in the laboratory. The volume thoroughly describes experience sampling methods, diary methods, physiological measures, and other self-report and non-self-report tools that allow for repeated, real-time measurement in natural settings. Practical guidance is provided to help the reader design a high-quality study, select and implement appropriate methods, and analyze the resulting data using cutting-edge statistical techniques. Applications across a wide range of psychological subfields and research areas are discussed in detail.
Author : Bert Klandermans
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 28,55 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816635955
Citing the critical importance of empirical work to social movement research, the editors of this volume have put together the first systematic overview of the major methods used by social movement theorists. Original chapters cover the range of techniques: surveys, formal models, discourse analysis, in-depth interviews, participant observation, case studies, network analysis, historical methods, protest event analysis, macro-organizational analysis, and comparative politics. Each chapter includes a methodological discussion, examples of studies employing the method, an examination of its strengths and weaknesses, and practical guidelines for its application.
Author : Bert Klandermans
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 31,73 MB
Release : 2007-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0387709606
This book aims to revisit the interdisciplinary roots of social movement studies. Each discipline raises its own questions and approaches the subject from a different angle or perspective. The chapters of this handbook are written by internationally renowned scholars representing the various disciplines involved. They each review the approach their sector has developed and discuss their disciplines’ contributions and insights to the knowledge of social movements. Furthermore, each chapter addresses the "unanswered questions" and discusses the overlaps with other fields as well as reviewing the interdisciplinary advances so far.
Author : Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks of Political
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199286546
The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science are the essential guide to the state of political science today. With engaging contributions from major international scholars The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology provides the key point of reference for anyone working throughout the discipline.
Author : Matthias Ruth,
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 47,24 MB
Release : 2015-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1783474645
This Handbook presents methods to advance the understanding of interdependencies between the well-being of human societies and the performance of their biophysical environment. It showcases applications to material and energy use; urbanization and tech
Author : Harry T. Reis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 763 pages
File Size : 30,56 MB
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1107011779
This indispensible sourcebook covers conceptual and practical issues in research design in the field of social and personality psychology. Key experts address specific methods and areas of research, contributing to a comprehensive overview of contemporary practice. This updated and expanded second edition offers current commentary on social and personality psychology, reflecting the rapid development of this dynamic area of research over the past decade. With the help of this up-to-date text, both seasoned and beginning social psychologists will be able to explore the various tools and methods available to them in their research as they craft experiments and imagine new methodological possibilities.
Author : Monika Büscher
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 41,59 MB
Release : 2020-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1788115465
Reflecting the variety and diversity of mobile methods and their applications, this comprehensive Handbook illuminates the multiple dimensions and transdisciplinary nature of mobilities research, from transport to tourism, cargo to information as well as physical, virtual and imaginative mobilities. It brings together key contributions on the state of the art of qualitative and quantitative research, multimethod combinations and co-creation methods within the mobilities paradigm.
Author : Corey Dolgon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 24,84 MB
Release : 2024
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0197615317
The Oxford Handbook of Sociology for Social Justice presents an alternative approach to sociological research that begins with community engagement and political commitments focused on social justice. The collection includes international case studies of students and faculty partnered with labor unions, farmers and farmworkers, activists Of many stripes, and others who not only use their social science skills to support social justice work, but also recognize how these movements impact our understanding of sociology to begin with.
