Field Research in Political Science by Diana Kapiszewski, Lau... - 9780521184830

Field Research in Political SciencePractices and Principles\nAuthor(s): Diana Kapiszewski, Lauren M. MacLean, Benjamin L. Read\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521184830, 978-0521184830\nSynopsis\nField research - leaving one's home institution in order to acquire data, information or insights that significantly inform one's research - remains indispensable, even in a digitally networked era. This book, the first of its kind in political science, reconsiders the design and execution of field research and explores its role in producing knowledge. First, it offers an empirical overview of fieldwork in the discipline based on a large-scale survey and extensive interviews. Good fieldwork takes diverse forms yet follows a set of common practices and principles. Second, the book demonstrates the analytic benefits of fieldwork, showing how it contributes to our understanding of politics. Finally, it .