Research Methods in International Relations

Lamont, Christopher

ISBN 10: 1446286053 / ISBN 13: 9781446286050

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Research Methods in International Relations
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1446286053
• ISBN 13: 9781446286050
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This book guides you through the entirety of the research process in International Relations, from selecting a research question and reviewing the literature to field research and writing up. Covering both qualitative and quantitative methods in IR, it offers a balanced assessment of the key methodological debates and research methods within the discipline.

 

The book:

• Is specifically focussed on research methods used in International Relations.
• Spans the entire research process from choosing a research question to writing up.
• Provides practical research methods guidance.
• Introduces you to broader methodological debates and brings together contemporary research from empirical and interpretive traditions.
• Is packed with examples and suggestions for further reading.

 

Research Methods in International Relations is essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students taking Research Methods courses in International Relations, Politics, Security and Strategic Studies.

About the Author

Christopher Lamont is Dean of E-Track’s International Relations program and Vice Dean of the Graduate School of International Relations at Tokyo International University in Japan. He holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Glasgow. He was also a Fulbright fellow at the University of Zagreb and an RCUK postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ulster. His research interests are at the intersection of global governance, technology, and international justice. He is the author of Research Methods in International Relations, now in its second edition, published by Sage. He is also co-editor (with Arnaud Kurze) of New Critical Spaces in Transitional Justice: Gender, Art, and Memory published by Indiana University Press in 2019, and Non-Western Visions of Democratization: Imagining Democracy after the Arab Spring (with Jan van der Harst and Frank Gaennsmantel), which was published by Routledge/Ashgate in 2015. His monograph, International Criminal Justice and the Politics of Compliance (Routledge/Ashgate 2010) explored the international and domestic politics of international criminal justice processes in the former Yugoslavia. In addition to his scholarly contributions, his writings have also featured in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and The Diplomat, among others.