Ways of Knowing

How do we understand the nature of the world we study? How do we know who is right? How do we know? In a time where objectivity and clarity can feel scarce, it is essential that
Written in an elegant yet lively manner, the third edition of this is an innovative and elegantly-written textbook on methodology in social and political science book introduces a range of key issues ΓÇô from the nature of knowledge to the strengths and weaknesses of the main research methods employed in social and political research ΓÇô showing how methodological pluralism can be combined with intellectual rigour.
The new edition incorporates discussion of a number of contemporary research examples including random controlled trials, field experiments, big data and within-case and process tracing studies.
The book has been designed for readers studying political science and other social science at university level.