The design of social and political research

SCHMITTER, Philippe C.

doi:10.1007/s41111-016-0044-9

2016

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SCHMITTER, Philippe C.

Chinese political science review, 2016, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 577-609

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SCHMITTER, Philippe C., The design of social and political research, Chinese political science review, 2016, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 577-609 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/61445

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Good social and political research requires an explicit design. In this article, this is illustrated by a cycle of choices that begin with the transformation of an idea into a topic and end with the drawing of inferences from the patterns of association one finds. In between lie critical decisions about concepts, hypotheses, indicators, case selection, measurement and tests for association.

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First Online: 20 October 2016

Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/61445

Full-text via DOI: 10.1007/s41111-016-0044-9

ISSN: 2365-4244; 2365-4252

Publisher: Springer

Keyword(s): Selection of projects Conceptualization Hypothesis formation Operationalization of variables Case selection Tests for association Causal inference

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