Designing Research in the Social Sciences

Claudio M Radaelli author Fabrizio Gilardi author Martino Maggetti author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd

Published:18th Dec '12

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This innovative research design text will help you make informed choices when carrying out your research project. Covering both qualitative and quantitative approaches, and with examples drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines, the authors explain what is at stake when choosing a research design, and discuss the trade-offs that researchers have to make when considering issues such as:

- causality

- categories and classification

- heterogeneity

- interdependence

- time

This book will appeal to students and researchers looking for an in-depth understanding of research design issues to help them design their projects in a thoughtful and responsible way.

This volume takes seriously the goal of unifying qualitative and quantitative methods, providing a coherent framework for understanding research design in the social science. Highly recommended.
John Gerring
Professor of Political Science at Boston University, where he teaches courses on methodology and comparative politics

Magetti, Gilardi, and Radaelli provide scholars with a forum to reflect on the ′thinking′ and ′doing′ of social research. The authors deftly tackle the major issues related to the construction of causal explanations. An excellent primer to research design and analysis, that will cause seasoned readers to rethink core assumptions of research design and methods.
Melissa Wooten
Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst

ISBN: 9781849205016

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 340g

200 pages