Research Methods in Politics - Paperback

by Peter Burnham (Author), Karin Gilland Lutz (Author), Wyn Grant (Author)

The second edition of this widely used text provides a comprehensive introduction to the main research methods employed in the study of politics and assessment of their strengths and limitations; of their interrelationship; and of ethical issues in research. Illustrated throughout with boxed examples of real political research, the book ranges widely from substantial coverage of statistical methods to the use of archives, interviews, discourse analysis and the internet. Two additional chapters in the second edition focus on the relationship between research and policy and the lessons for researchers from the study of elections in the US and UK.

Author Biography

PETER BURNHAM is Professor in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK.

KARIN GILLAND LUTZ holds a PhD in political science from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

WYN GRANT is Professor of Politics, University of Warwick, UK.

ZIG LAYTON-HENRY is Professor of Politics, University of Warwick, UK.
PETER BURNHAM is Professor in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK.

KARIN GILLAND LUTZ holds a PhD in political science from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

WYN GRANT is Professor of Politics, University of Warwick, UK.

ZIG LAYTON-HENRY is Professor of Politics, University of Warwick, UK.