Interview Research in Political Science /

Interview Research in Political Science / / ed. by Layna Mosley.

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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 n...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Baumgartner, Frank R.,
Beckmann, Matthew N.,
Berry, Jeffrey M.,
Bleich, Erik,
Brooks, Sarah M.,
Cammett, Melani,
Fujii, Lee Ann,
Gallagher, Mary,
Hall, and Richard L.,
Hojnacki, Marie,
Kimball, David C.,
Leech, Beth L.,
Lynch, Julia F.,
MacLean, Lauren M.,
Martin, Cathie Jo,
Pekkanen, Robert,
Reno, William,
Rogers, Reuel R.,
HerausgeberIn:
Mosley, Layna,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (312 p.) :; 5 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • Introduction. "Just Talk to People"? Interviews in Contemporary Political Science
  • Part 1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS: RESEARCH DESIGN, ETHICS, AND THE ROLE OF THE RESEARCHER
  • 1. Aligning Sampling Strategies with Analytic Goals
  • 2. The Ethical Treatment of Human Subjects and the Institutional Review Board Process
  • 3. The Power of the Interviewer
  • 4. How to Report Interview Data
  • Part 2. ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF INTERVIEW RESEARCH
  • 5. Crafting Interviews to Capture Cause and Effect
  • 6. Using Proxy Interviewing to Address Sensitive Topics
  • 7. Working with Interpreters
  • 8. The Problem of Extraterritorial Legality
  • Part 3. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: THE VARIED USES OF INTERVIEW DATA
  • 9. Capturing Meaning and Confronting Measurement
  • 10. Elite Interviewing in Washington, DC
  • 11. Lessons from the "Lobbying and Policy Change" Project
  • 12. Using Interviews to Understand Racial Group Identity and Political Behavior
  • Appendix: Sample Materials for Interview Research
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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