Political methodology

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Political methodology is a subfield of political science that studies the quantitative and methods used to study politics. Quantitative methods combine statistics, mathematics, and formal theory. Political methodology is often used for positive research, in contrast to normative research.

Journals[]

Political methodology is often published in the "top 3" journals (American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, and Journal of Politics), in sub-field journals, and in methods-focused journals.

• Political Analysis
• Political Science Research and Methods

Notable researchers[]

• Gary King
• Rob Franzese
• Jeff Gill
• Phil Schrodt
• Jan Box-Steffensmeier
• Simon Jackman
• Jonathan Nagler
• Jim Stimson
• Larry Bartels
• Donald Green

External links[]

• The Society for Political Methodology's homepage
• US News Rankings for Political Methodology

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