Howard, Christopher, 1961-

Thinking like a political scientist : a practical guide to research methods / Christopher Howard. - Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017. - xi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing . - Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Who cares? -- What happened? -- Why? -- Choosing a research design -- Choosing cases -- Using documents as evidence -- Using numbers as evidence. Asking good questions. Generating good answers.

9780226327402 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226327549 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Political science--Methodology.
Political science--Research.
Research--Methodology.
Ciencias Politicas--Metodología.
Ciencias Políticas--Investigación.
Investigación--Metodologíca.

JA 71 / H848t 2017