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Researching Non-state Actors in International Security: Theory and Practice

Researching Non-state Actors in International Security: Theory and Practice

Kruck, Andreas
Schneiker, Andrea

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Series: Routledge Critical Security Studies

General Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 0367141566
ISBN13: 9780367141561
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jan 23 2019
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This volume provides researchers and students with a discussion of a broad range of methods and their practical application to the study of non-state actors in international security.

All researchers face the same challenge, not only must they identify a suitable method for analysing their research question, they must also apply it. This volume prepares students and scholars for the key challenges they confront when using social-science methods in their own research. To bridge the gap between knowing methods and actually employing them, the book not only introduces a broad range of interpretive and explanatory methods, it also discusses their practical application. Contributors reflect on how they have used methods, or combinations of methods, such as narrative analysis, interviews, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), case studies, experiments or participant observation in their own research on non-state actors in international security. Moreover, experts on the relevant methods discuss these applications as well as the merits and limitations of the various methods in use. Research on non-state actors in international security provides ample challenges and opportunities to probe different methodological approaches. It is thus particularly instructive for students and scholars seeking insights on how to best use particular methods for their research projects in International Relations (IR), security studies and neighbouring disciplines. It also offers an innovative laboratory for developing new research techniques and engaging in unconventional combinations of methods.

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