TY - BOOK AU - Harrison,Lisa TI - Political research: an introduction SN - 0415226554 AV - JA86 .H35 2001 U1 - 320.072 21 PY - 2001/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Political science KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction: Political research methods - what does this mean? --; Part 1; Quantitative research --; 2; Introducing quantitative research - how to interpret data sources --; 3; Using surveys in research --; 4; Analysing official data --; Part 2; Qualitative research --; 5; Introducing qualitative research - why and when numerical analysis is not enough --; 6; Using interviews in research - accessibility and interpretation --; 7; Evaluating existing research --; 8; Content analysis --; Part 3; Doing your own research --; 9; A guide to writing a dissertation in politics --; 10; Information sources N2 - "An excellent starting point for those new to the area of Research Methods, this work assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and sets of the key issues involved in doing research in Politics."--Publisher description ER -