Experimental Political Science: Principles and Practices (ECPR Research Methods)

Experimental Political Science Is A Rapidly Expanding Field. This Book Provides An In-depth Discussion Of The Core Challenges In Experimental Research, Written By Experienced Experimentalists. The Common Theme Running Through And Linking The Chapters Is The Application Of Experimental Research In The Twin Fields Of Voting Behaviour And Political Institutions. Topics Covered Include The Implications Of Design Choices On Theory Testing Capacities And Pre-implementation Examination Of Political Mechanisms, Laboratory And Survey Experiments, The Application Of Triangulation Designs Using Different Experimental Methods, Potentials Of Data Analysis Using Both Quantitative And Qualitative Methods, As Well As Inferences With Respect To Constructs, Constituencies, And Causal Claims, In Particular In The Context Of Repeated Play. The Main Emphasis Of This Book Is On The Implementation Of Principles In Experimental Political Science And The Reflection Of Actual Practices. 1 Introduction : Experimental Political Science In Perspective / Bernhard Kittel And Rebecca B.morton -- Pt. I Overview -- 2 Voting Behaviour And Political Institutions : An Overview Of Challenging Questions In Theory And In Experimental Research / Bernhard Kittel And Kamil Marcinkiewicz -- 3 Laboratory Tests Of Formal Theory And Behavioral Inferences / Jonathan Woon -- 4 Voting Mechanism Design : Modeling Institutionsin Experiments / Jens Grober -- Pt. Ii Experimental Designs -- 5 Strategic Voting In The Laboratory / Nicolas Sauger, Andre Blais, Jean-ffrancois Laslier And Karine Van Der Straeten -- 6 Survey Experiments : Partisan Cues In Multiparty Systems / Ted A. Brader And Joshua A.tucker -- 7 Experimental Triangulation Of Coalition Signals : Varying Designs, Converging Results / Michael F. Meffert And Thomas Gschwend -- Pt. Iii Exploring And Analyzing Experimental Data -- Statistical Analysis Of Experimental Data / Susumu Shikano, Thomas Brauninger And Michael Stoffel -- 9 Experimental Chats : Opening The Black Box Of Group Experiments / Thomas Kalwitzki, Bernhard Kittel And Wolfgang J. Luhan -- Pt. Iv Challenges To Inferences From Experiments -- 10 On The Validity Of Laboratory Research In The Political And Social Sciences : The Example Of Crime And Punishment / Heiko Rauhut And Fabian Winter -- 11 Gathering Counter-factual Evidence : An Experimental Study On Voters' Responses To Pre-electoral Coalitions / Marc Hooghe, Sofie Marien And Thomas Gschwend -- 12 Using Time In The Laboratory / Rebecca B. Morton -- Pt. V Conclusion -- 13 Conclusion : Ways Ahead In Experimental Political Science / Bernhard Kittel And Wolfgang J. Luhan -- Appendix : Resources For Experimental Research In The Social Sciences / Jana Keller, Bernhard Kittel And Wolfgang J. Luhan. Edited By Bernhard Kittel, Wolfgang J. Luhan, Rebecca B. Morton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.