Advances in Experimental Political Science

James N. Druckman, Donald P. Green

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781108478502
• eBook ISBN: 9781108786935
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Experimental political science has changed. In two short decades, it evolved from an emergent method to an accepted method to a primary method. The challenge now is to ensure that experimentalists design sound studies and implement them in ways that illuminate cause and effect. Ethical boundaries must also be respected, results interpreted in a transparent manner, and data and research materials must be shared to ensure others can build on what has been learned. This book explores the application of new designs; the introduction of novel data sources, measurement approaches, and statistical methods; the use of experiments in more substantive domains; and discipline-wide discussions about the robustness, generalizability, and ethics of experiments in political science. By exploring these novel opportunities while also highlighting the concomitant challenges, this volume enables scholars and practitioners to conduct high-quality experiments that will make key contributions to knowledge.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• List of Boxes
• List of Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• 1 A New Era of Experimental Political Science
• Part I Experimental Designs
• Part II Experimental Data
• Part III Experimental Treatments and Measures
• Part IV Experimental Analysis and Presentation
• Part V Experimental Reliability and Generalizability
• Part VI Using Experiments to Study Identity
• Part VII Using Experiments to Study Government Actions
• Author Index
• Subject Index