Forthcoming Research Methods - Soc. Policy Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Advancing Qualitative Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice

   Edited by Heith Copes

   For several decades qualitative research has been under-represented in criminological and criminal justice research. This book is designed to promote the understanding of qualitative research designs and to encourage their use among those seeking answers to questions about crime and justice. To...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. Advancing Quantitative Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice

   Edited by Travis C. Pratt

   Advancing Quantitative Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice is designed to promote the understanding of various quantitative research methods and to encourage their use among those seeking answers to questions about crime and justice. To this end a number of top scholars have been...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
3. Feminism Counts

   Quantitative Methods and Researching Gender

   Edited by Christina Hughes, Rachel Cohen

   This is an important and timely text that provides a unique overview of contemporary quantitative approaches to gender research. The contributors are internationally recognised researchers from the UK, USA and Sweden who occupy a range of disciplinary locations, including historical demography,...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
4. Evidence and Explanation in Social Science

   An Inter-disciplinary Approach

   Edited by Gerald Studdert-Kennedy

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science

   Originally published in 1975. The main concern of this book is the nature of the gap between the theoretical issues, raised at an abstract level by social scientists, and their facts, the material organized in an empirical analysis. The author draws on material from several disciplines to explore...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
5. New Methods in Social Justice Research for the Twenty-First Century

   Edited by Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, Gabrielle Gwyther

   This book provides a source of innovative theories and data for researchers grappling with social justice methodology and research methods in an environment constrained by funding agendas. This book foregrounds and promotes creativity and imagination within a critical frame of reference to...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
6. Theories and Methodologies in Postgraduate Feminist Research

   Researching Differently

   Edited by Rosemarie Buikema, Gabriele Griffin, Nina Lykke

   Series: Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality

   This volume centers on theories and methodologies for postgraduate feminist researchers engaged in interdisciplinary research. In the context of globalization, this book gives special attention to cutting-edge approaches at the borders between humanities and social sciences and specific...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
7. Measuring Vulnerability in Developing Countries

   New Analytical Approaches

   Edited by Wim Naude, Amelia Santos-Paulino, Mark McGillivray

   In all of the major challenges facing the world currently, whether it be climate change, terrorism and conflict, or urbanization and demographic change, no progress is possible without the alleviation of poverty. New approaches in development economics have in recent years started from the premise...

   To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
8. The Social Politics of Research Collaboration

   Edited by Gabriele Griffin, Katarina Hamberg, Britta Lundgren

   Series: Routledge Advances in Research Methods

   The past two decades have seen an increasing emphasis on large and interdisciplinary research configurations such as research networks, and centers of excellence including those in Social Sciences and Humanities research. Little research has been undertaken, however, to understand how these new...

   To Be Published June 2nd 2013 by Routledge
9. Qualitative Research in the Health Sciences

   Methodologies, Methods and Processes

   By Bev Taylor, Karen Francis

   There is a growing interest in, and acceptance of, qualitative research approaches in the health science disciplines, both as standalone methodologies and integrated with quantitative designs in mixed methods approaches. This comprehensive text provides deeper knowledge and application of a wide...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
10. A Primer of Multivariate Statistics

    3rd Edition

    By Richard J. Harris

    Drawing upon more than 30 years of experience in working with statistics, Dr. Richard J. Harris has updated A Primer of Multivariate Statistics to provide a model of balance between how-to and why. This classic text covers multivariate techniques with a taste of latent variable approaches....

    To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press