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1. Understanding Political Science Research Methods

   The Challenge of Inference

   By Maryann Barakso, Daniel M. Sabet, Brian Schaffner

   This text starts by explaining the fundamental goal of good political science research—the ability to answer interesting and important questions by generating valid inferences about political phenomena. Before the text even discusses the process of developing a research question, the authors...

   To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. Understanding Political Science Research Methods

   The Challenge of Inference

   By Maryann Barakso, Daniel M. Sabet, Brian Schaffner

   This text starts by explaining the fundamental goal of good political science research—the ability to answer interesting and important questions by generating valid inferences about political phenomena. Before the text even discusses the process of developing a research question, the authors...

   To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
3. Winning with Words

   The Origins and Impact of Political Framing

   Edited by Brian F. Schaffner, Patrick J. Sellers

   Today's politicians and political groups devote great attention and care to how their messages are conveyed. From policy debates in Congress to advertising on the campaign trail, they carefully choose which issues to emphasize and how to discuss them in the hope of affecting the opinions and...

   Published August 18th 2009 by Routledge