Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques

Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques
ISBN-10
1135891044
ISBN-13
9781135891046
Series
Sourcebook for Political Communication Research
Category
Political Science
Pages
608
Language
English
Published
2010-12-20
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Erik P. Bucy, R. Lance Holbert

Description

The Sourcebook for Political Communication Research offers a comprehensive resource for current research methods, measures, and analytical techniques. The contents herein cover the major analytical techniques used in political communication research, including surveys, experiments, content analysis, discourse analysis (focus groups and textual analysis), network and deliberation analysis, comparative study designs, statistical analysis, and measurement issues. It also includes such innovations as the use of advanced statistical techniques, and addresses digital media as a means through which to disseminate as well as study political communication. It considers the use of methods adapted from other disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, and neuroscience. With contributions from many of the brightest scholars working in the area today, the Sourcebook is a benchmark volume for research, presenting analytical techniques and investigative frameworks for researching political communication. As such, it is a must-have resource for students and researchers working and studying activity in the political sphere.

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