ANALYZING POLITICS: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS.

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the practice of analyzing politics. It begins with a foundation in research design, covering topics such as how to develop testable hypotheses, measure concepts, and identify causal relationships. The course then takes a hands-on review of a range of tools used by political scientists-from basic data analysis and statistics, to experiments, elite interviews, content analysis, surveys, and the study of networks.