Political methodology is a subfield of
political science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...
that studies the
quantitative
Quantitative may refer to:
* Quantitative research, scientific investigation of quantitative properties
* Quantitative analysis (disambiguation)
* Quantitative verse, a metrical system in poetry
* Statistics, also known as quantitative analysis
...
and
qualitative methods used to study politics. Quantitative methods combine
statistics
Statistics (from German: '' Statistik'', "description of a state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a scientific, indust ...
,
mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...
, and
formal theory. Political methodology is often used for
positive
Positive is a property of positivity and may refer to:
Mathematics and science
* Positive formula, a logical formula not containing negation
* Positive number, a number that is greater than 0
* Plus sign, the sign "+" used to indicate a posi ...
research, in contrast to
normative
Normative generally means relating to an evaluative standard. Normativity is the phenomenon in human societies of designating some actions or outcomes as good, desirable, or permissible, and others as bad, undesirable, or impermissible. A norm in ...
research.
Journals
Political methodology is often published in the "top 3" journals
American Political Science ReviewAmerican Journal of Political Science
an
Journal of Politics
, in sub-field journals, and in methods-focused journals.
Political AnalysisPolitical Science Research and Methods
Notable researchers
* Gary King
Rob FranzeseJeff GillPhil SchrodtJan Box-SteffensmeierSimon JackmanJonathan Nagler
* Larry Bartels
* Donald Green
External links
The Society for Political Methodology's homepageUS News Rankings for Political Methodology
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