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Title: Studying Politics Scientifically


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Studying Politics Scientifically
  • What Is Political Science?
  • Empirical Research

2
Political Science
  • Political scientists are interested in acquiring
    knowledge about and understanding many important
    political phenomena
  • Many different levels of government
  • Many different actors

3
Political Science
  • Political science is the application of empirical
    principles to the study of phenomena that are
    political in nature

4
Empirical Research
  • Two reasons to understand how to conduct
    empirical research
  • Citizens are confronted with empirical research
    daily through political news and debate
  • You can use empirical research techniques to
    improve your own work

5
Empirical Research
  • Empirical research on political phenomena can be
    used to
  • Improve understanding of and find solutions to
    difficult problems
  • Applied research
  • Satisfy your intellectual curiosity about the
    nature of political phenomena
  • Theoretical research

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Empirical Research
  • The empirical research process of deciding
  • Which information will be used in an analysis
  • Which method will be used to conduct the
    analysis
  • Which statistic will be used to demonstrate the
    findings

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Examples of Empirical Research
  • Political scientists study a variety of
    questions
  • Winners and losers in politics
  • Who votes and who does not
  • Repression of human rights
  • Public support for U.S. foreign involvement
  • What questions are you interested in studying?
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