Oxford Handbook of Engaged Methodological Pluralism in Political Science

Volume 1
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-19-286828-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 688 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 1331 g

The Oxford Handbook of Engaged Political Methodology in Political Science (Volume 1) is the first of two volumes published as the result of the American Political Science Association’s 2021 Presidential Task Force on the state of methodology in political science. Methodology impacts every research project undertaken. These handbooks are a timely addition as the discipline is at a juncture in terms of debates around epistemology, quantitative, and qualitative methods. The chapter authors directly address and discuss these challenges for scholars and students across the spectrum, with overviews, critiques, and applications. The handbooks are unique in looking at methods, methodology and epistemology, consideration of new data, and assessment of diversity, equity, and inclusion that intersects with them. Volume 1 is comprised of five sections: The Driving Rigor of a Diverse, Inclusive, and Engaged Discipline; Understanding the Role of Methodologies; The Problem of Knowledge Cumulation; The Methodological Frontier; Advances in Computational Social Science. The annual meeting, task force, and resulting handbooks bridge disciplinary divides, championing a pluralistic approach where methodology and substantive inquiry are deeply intertwined. By showcasing a wide array of research strategies, the editors demonstrate that the discipline’s inherent diversity can be viewed as its most distinct intellectual advantage.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Box-Steffensmeier, Janet M.

Christenson, Dino P.

Sinclair-Chapman, Valeria

Über Autor(innen)

Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier is Distinguished University Professor, Vernal G. Riffe Professor of Political Science and Sociology (courtesy) at The Ohio State University. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the Society for Political Methodology. Box-Steffensmeier has served as President of the American Political Science Association, the Midwest Political Science Association, and the Society for Political Methodology. She is the recipient of the Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the Social Sciences.

Dino P. Christenson is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Washington University, a Faculty Affiliate in the Division of Computational & Data Science, a Scholar at the Center for the Environment, and a Research Fellow at the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy.

Valeria Sinclair-Chapman is Professor of Political Science at Purdue University. She has served on the leadership councils of the major political science regional and national associations, as editor for leading political science journals, and as a founding director of APSA's Institute for Civically Engaged Research.