Product Description: This book analyzes the problems of U.S. politics and public policy and proposes a solution rooted in a deep American consensus that often goes unrecognized. The authors critique three dominant ideological perspectives - conservative, radical, and liberal - and propose a fourth eclectic 'outcomes' perspective rooted in American pragmatism...read more

Product Description: Drawing from authors John Brewer and Albert Hunter's original work published in 1989, when single method research was the standard, this new text offers an explanation of how a planned synthesis of various research techniques such as fieldwork, surveys, experiments, and nonreactive studies can be purposely used to improve social science knowledge...read more

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Product Description: Multimethod Research explains how a planned synthesis of different research techniques can be purposely used to improve social science knowledge and avoid vulnerability to error. The authors examine the many aspects of the multimethod research approach including: the formulation of research problems, data collection, sampling and generalization, reliability and validity, hypothesis testing and causal analysis, and writing and publicizing results...read more