<p></p><p></p><p>How do we understand the nature of the world we study? How do we know who is right? How do we know? In a time where objectivity and clarity can feel scarce, it is essential that </p><p>Written in an elegant yet lively manner, the third edition of this is an innovative and elegantly-written textbook on methodology in social and political science book introduces a range of key issues ¿ from the nature of knowledge to the strengths and weaknesses of the main research methods employed in social and political research ¿ showing how methodological pluralism can be combined with intellectual rigour.</p><p>The new edition incorporates discussion of a number of contemporary research examples including random controlled trials, field experiments, big data and within-case and process tracing studies.</p><p>The book has been designed for readers studying political science and other social science at university level. </p><br><p></p>