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<h1>Lqrps17</h1>
<p>Information about and materials for graduate course "Logic of Quantitative Research in Political Science" at the University of Copenhagen, February 6-10, 2017</p>
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<h2>
<a id="logic-of-quantitative-research-in-political-science" class="anchor" href="#logic-of-quantitative-research-in-political-science" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Logic of Quantitative Research in Political Science</h2>
<p>This repo contains information about and materials for "Logic of Quantitative Research in Political Science", a five-day graduate-level course held at the University of Copenhagen, February 6-10, 2017. The course is taught by <a href="http://fghjorth.github.io">Frederik Hjorth</a>, ph.d.</p>
<h3>
<a id="description" class="anchor" href="#description" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Description</h3>
<p>The course will use illustrative examples from the political science literature, and emphasizes the logic of research designs rather than their implementation in statistical software. The course equips students with concepts needed to understand the reasoning behind research designs and modeling in quantitative political science research.</p>
<p>The course is structured around five themes, one covered each day:</p>
<ol>
<li>Logic of quantitative research</li>
<li>Regression</li>
<li>Experiments</li>
<li>Natural Experiments</li>
<li>Content analysis</li>
</ol>
<p>The course covers the key methodological approaches within each theme as well as canonical research articles applying the relevant approach. For more details, see <a href="#course-schedule">Course schedule</a> below.</p>
<p>Students will also have the opportunity to present and receive feedback on their own ongoing work (see <a href="#research-paper">Research paper</a> below).</p>
<h3>
<a id="signing-up" class="anchor" href="#signing-up" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Signing up</h3>
<p>To sign up for the course, please send an email to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>, cc'ing me at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p>
<h3>
<a id="course-schedule" class="anchor" href="#course-schedule" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Course schedule</h3>
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<th>Block</th>
<th>Day</th>
<th>Time</th>
<th>Theme</th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Monday</td>
<td>9-12</td>
<td>Logic 1: Quantitative research designs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td></td>
<td>13-16</td>
<td>Logic 2: Controversies about the quantitative approach</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Tuesday</td>
<td>9-12</td>
<td>Regression 1: Linear regression</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td></td>
<td>13-16</td>
<td>Regression 2: Binary DV and panel models</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Wednesday</td>
<td>9-12</td>
<td>Experiments 1: Simple randomization</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td></td>
<td>13-16</td>
<td>Experiments 2: Clustering, blocking, noncompliance</td>
</tr>
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<td>7</td>
<td>Thursday</td>
<td>9-12</td>
<td>Natural experiments 1: Natural experiments and RDD</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td></td>
<td>13-16</td>
<td>Natural experiments 2: IV, difference-in-difference</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>Friday</td>
<td>9-12</td>
<td>Content analysis 1: Introduction, uses</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td></td>
<td>13-16</td>
<td>Content analysis 2: Designs, reliability & validity</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>For readings for each block, see the <a href="#literature">Literature</a> section below.</p>
<h3>
<a id="dates" class="anchor" href="#dates" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Dates</h3>
<p>Monday February 6 - Friday February 10, 2017.</p>
<h3>
<a id="location" class="anchor" href="#location" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Location</h3>
<p>University of Copenhagen, Department of Political Science, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K.</p>
<h3>
<a id="class-participation" class="anchor" href="#class-participation" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Class participation</h3>
<p>It is expected that you have read the texts for each day and participate actively in class discussions.</p>
<h3>
<a id="research-paper" class="anchor" href="#research-paper" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Research paper</h3>
<p>Deadline for submitting a research paper is Wednesday, February 2 at noon. The research paper should reflect a quantitative/comparative/methodological aspect of your research and be no longer than 10 pages. It is expected that you prepare comment to all papers. The papers will be distributed before the course.</p>
<h3>
<a id="meals" class="anchor" href="#meals" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Meals</h3>
<p>Lunch and coffee will be provided every day. On Tuesday, February 7, there will be a dinner for all course participants at a Copenhagen restaurant (location tba).</p>
<h3>
<a id="price" class="anchor" href="#price" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Price</h3>
<p>For students enrolled at University of Copenhagen or political science departments at other Danish universities, course participation is free. For students at other departments, the fee is 1500 DKK.</p>
<h3>
<a id="literature" class="anchor" href="#literature" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Literature</h3>
<h4>
<a id="1-logic-1" class="anchor" href="#1-logic-1" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>1: Logic 1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lijphart, A. (1971) Politics and the Comparative method. <em>American Political Science Review</em>. 65 (3):682-693. (search for his interpretation of the core idea of PS)</li>
<li>Nørgaard. A. S. (2008) Political Science: Witchcraft or Craftsmanship? Standards for Good Research. <em>World Political Science Review</em>. 4(1):1-28. (A must read)</li>
<li>Dahler-Larsen, P., & Sylvest, C. (2013). Hvilken pluralisme?: Betragtninger om det kausale design og definitionen af god samfundsvidenskab. <em>Politik</em>, 16(2), 59-68.</li>
<li>Laitin, D. D. (2003). The perestroikan challenge to social science. <em>Politics & Society</em>, 31(1), 163-184.</li>
<li>Flyvbjerg, B. (2004). A perestroikan straw man answers back: David Laitin and phronetic political science. <em>Politics & Society</em>, 32(3), 389-416.</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<a id="2-logic-2" class="anchor" href="#2-logic-2" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>2: Logic 2</h4>
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<li>
<em>The Journal Editors' Transparency Statement (JETS)</em>, available at <a href="http://www.dartstatement.org/#!blank/c22sl">dartstatement.org/#!blank/c22sl</a>
</li>
<li>Isaac, J. C. (2015). For a more public political science. <em>Perspectives on Politics</em>, 13(02), 269-283.</li>
<li>Leeper, T. J. (2016). Really Introductory Introduction to R, available at <a href="https://github.com/leeper/Rcourse/raw/gh-pages/Intro2R/Intro2R.pdf">github.com/leeper/Rcourse/raw/gh-pages/Intro2R/Intro2R.pdf</a>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<a id="3-regression-1" class="anchor" href="#3-regression-1" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>3: Regression 1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gilens, M., & Page, B. I. (2014). Testing theories of American politics: Elites, interest groups, and average citizens. <em>Perspectives on politics</em>, 12(03), 564-581.</li>
<li>Bashir, O. S. (2015). Testing Inferences about American Politics: A Review of the “Oligarchy” Result. <em>Research & Politics</em>, 2(4).</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<a id="4-regression-2" class="anchor" href="#4-regression-2" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>4: Regression 2</h4>
<ul>
<li>Larsen, M. V., Hjorth, F., Dinesen, P. & Sønderskov, K. M. (2016). Housing Bubbles and Support for Incumbents. <em>Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association</em>.</li>
<li>Steenbergen, M. R., & Jones, B. S. (2002). Modeling Multilevel Data Structures. <em>American Journal of Political Science</em>, 46(1), 218-237.</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<a id="5-experiments-1" class="anchor" href="#5-experiments-1" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>5: Experiments 1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (1996): <em>Experimental and Quasi-experimental Designs for Research</em>. Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 1-16. (a must read)</li>
<li>Gerber, A. S., Green, D. P., & Larimer, C. W. (2008). Social pressure and voter turnout: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment. <em>American Political Science Review</em>, 102(01), 33-48.</li>
<li>Bond, R. M., Fariss, C. J., Jones, J. J., Kramer, A. D., Marlow, C., Settle, J. E., & Fowler, J. H. (2012). A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization. <em>Nature</em>, 489(7415), 295-298.</li>
<li>Gerber, A. S., & D. P. Green (2012): <em>Field Experiments: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation</em>. New York: W.W. Norton. Chapter 1. (a general intro to experiment)</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<a id="6-experiments-2" class="anchor" href="#6-experiments-2" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>6: Experiments 2</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gerber, A. S., & D. P. Green (2012): <em>Field Experiments: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation</em>. New York: W.W. Norton. Chapters 3-5. (blocking, clustering, covariate adjustment, one-sided noncompliance)</li>
<li>Nickerson, D. W. (2008): Is Voting Contagious? Evidence from Two Field Experiments. <em>American Political Science Review</em> 102 (February): 49-57. (focus on the design and the experiment)</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<a id="7-natural-experiments-1" class="anchor" href="#7-natural-experiments-1" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>7: Natural experiments 1</h4>
<ul>
<li> Dunning, T. (2008). Improving Causal Inference: Strengths and Limitations of Natural Experiments. <em>Political Research Quarterly</em>, 61 (2), 282–293.</li>
<li> Verrier, Diarmuid B. (2012). Evidence for the influence of the mere-exposure effect on voting in the Eurovision Song Contest. <em>Judgment and Decision Making</em> 7 (5), 639-643.</li>
<li>Eggers, A. C., & Hainmueller, J. (2009). MPs for sale? Returns to office in postwar British politics. <em>American Political Science Review</em>, 103(04), 513-533.</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<a id="8-natural-experiments-2" class="anchor" href="#8-natural-experiments-2" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>8: Natural experiments 2</h4>
<ul>
<li> Hariri, Jacob (2012): Kausal inferens i statskundskaben, <em>Politica</em>.</li>
<li> Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson (2001): The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation, <em>American Economic Review</em>, 91 (5): 1369-1401.</li>
<li>Ladd, J. M., & Lenz, G. S. (2009). Exploiting a rare communication shift to document the persuasive power of the news media. <em>American Journal of Political Science</em>, 53(2), 394-410.</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<a id="9-content-analysis-1" class="anchor" href="#9-content-analysis-1" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>9: Content analysis 1</h4>
<ul>
<li> Neuendorf, Kimberly A. (2002): The Content Analysis Guidebook, Sage. Chapters: 1, 3-7 (p. 1-26, 26 pages)</li>
<li> Krippendorff, Klaus (2008): Testing the Reliability of Content Analysis Data, in Krippendorff & Bock: The Content Analysis Reader, Sage (p. 350-357, 8 pages)</li>
<li> Carney, D. R., Jost, J. T., Gosling, S. D., & Potter, J. (2008). The secret lives of liberals and conservatives: Personality profiles, interaction styles, and the things they leave behind. <em>Political Psychology</em>, 29(6), 807-840 (34 pages)</li>
</ul>
<h4>
<a id="10-content-analysis-2" class="anchor" href="#10-content-analysis-2" aria-hidden="true"><span aria-hidden="true" class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>10: Content analysis 2</h4>
<ul>
<li> Hansen, K. M., & Pedersen, R. T. (2008). Negative campaigning in a multiparty system. <em>Scandinavian Political Studies</em>, 31(4), 408-427 (20 pages)</li>
<li> King, G., Pan, J., & Roberts, M. E. (2013). How censorship in China allows government criticism but silences collective expression. <em>American Political Science Review</em>, 107(02), 326-343 (18 pages)</li>
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