The most important thing about November 8 is of course the result itself, but as a professional social scientist, I want to put out a few thoughts on what the 2016 elections might mean for social...
Just read the 2002 Perspectives on Politics symposium on the use of elite interviews in political science (but more broadly relevant) for the first time. Tons of useful reflections and questions ...
https://qualpolicomm.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/symposium-on-elite-interviews-in-social-science/
International Journal of Communication Publishes Special Section on “Qualitative Political Communication” Where has qualitative political communication research gone?
Check out the very cool inter-disciplinary and inter-departmental Qualitative Research Seminars organized at Oxford currently. The website also has suggested readings, slides, etc and is a great ...
At our May conference on qualitative political communication research, Rod Benson gave a presentation (posted here) challenging what he sees as the rise of a “new descriptivism” in political ...
Rod Benson have a provocative talk entitled “Challenging the New Descriptivism” at our ICA 2014 preconference on qualitative political communication research, engaging in a constructive–and...
https://qualpolicomm.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/rod-benson-revisiting-the-new-descriptivism/
“Grassroots for Hire: Public Affairs Consultants in American Democracy” by Edward Walker (Cambridge University Press, 2014) is a really interesting new book that combines interviews, survey d...
https://qualpolicomm.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/q-a-with-ed-walker-on-grassroots-for-hire/
Jesper Strömbäck served as the programme planner for the ICA Political Communication Division in both 2013 (London) and 2014 (Seattle), coordinating review of over 300 submission each year. He ...
Colleagues often ask me for recommendations on qualitative methods and mixed-method research for designing syllabi. For those happy to draw on inspiration from political science and sociology, I�...
https://qualpolicomm.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/terrific-syllabi-database-at-syracuse/
This is a guest post by Nikki Usher, GWU and Phil Howard, UW and CEU Anyone tackling fieldwork these days can chose from a wide selection of digital tools to put in their methodological toolki...
https://qualpolicomm.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/pinterest-and-fieldwork/