Theory and Methods in Political Science

Vivian Lowndes is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK.David Marsh is Director of Research, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, Australia.Gerry Stoker is Professor at the University of Southampton and Centenary Research Professor, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra.

• Introduction; Vivien Lowndes, David Marsh and Gerry StokerPART I: THEORY AND APPROACHES 1. Behavouralism; David Sanders2. Rational Choice; Andrew Hindmoor and Brad Taylor3. Institutionalism; Vivien Lowndes4. Constructivism and Interpretive Theory; Craig Parsons5. Feminist and Gender Approaches; Meryl Kenny and Fiona Mackay6. Marxism: A global perspective; Ray Kiely7. Poststructuralism; Mark Wenman8. Political Psychology; Frank Mols and Paul 't Hart9. Normative Theory; Chris ArmstrongPART II: METHODS AND RESEARCH DESIGN 10. Ontology and Epistemology in Political Science; David Marsh, Selen A. Ercan and Paul Furlong11. Meta-Theoretical Issues in Political Analysis; David Marsh12. Research Design; Dimiter Toshkov13. Qualitative Methods; Ariadne Vromen14. Quantitative Methods; Peter John15. Comparative Methods; Matt Ryan16. The Experimental Method: Prospects for field and laboratory studies; Helen Margetts and Gerry Stoker17. Big Data: Methods for collection and analysis; Michael J. Jensen18. The Relevance of Political Science; B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre and Gerry Stoker.