Handbook

This subject is designed to provide you with an introduction to how research is conducted in international relations, political science, and the social sciences more widely. We will examine how research projects are designed, how data can be gathered and generated, a number of the specific research methods used and, finally, some of the broader ontological, epistemological, and methodological issues researchers in these fields wrestle with. By the end of the subject, the goal is to not only make you an 'intelligent consumer' of research using a range of different methods, but to also give you the basics to begin designing your own research projects using both qualitative and quantitative approaches