The most practical guide to conducting research in Politics and International Relations. This textbook sets out how to approach every stage of your research project, from formulating a research question and research design, to detailed guidance on using specific methods and writing up your paper.<br/><br/>Packed with practical tips throughout, this second edition:<br/><br/>¿Offers a troubleshooting feature to help you with the most common blockages and questions at each stage of the process<br/>¿Has unrivalled coverage, with brand-new chapters on all the key methods used in Politics and IR, from discourse analysis and interviews to descriptive and inferential statistics.<br/>¿Engages with some of the most cutting-edge research with examples spanning current issues from climate change to great power competition.<br/>¿Helps you engage with theory in your research project, with a standalone chapter mapping theoretical perspectives and how to engage with theory successfully in your researc