Advances in Experimental Political Science

Cambridge University Press, 4/1/2021
EAN 9781108745888, ISBN10: 1108745881

Paperback, 670 pages, 25.4 x 17.8 x 3.8 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English

Experimental political science has changed. In two short decades, it evolved from an emergent method to an accepted method to a primary method. The challenge now is to ensure that experimentalists design sound studies and implement them in ways that illuminate cause and effect. Ethical boundaries must also be respected, results interpreted in a transparent manner, and data and research materials must be shared to ensure others can build on what has been learned. This book explores the application of new designs; the introduction of novel data sources, measurement approaches, and statistical methods; the use of experiments in more substantive domains; and discipline-wide discussions about the robustness, generalizability, and ethics of experiments in political science. By exploring these novel opportunities while also highlighting the concomitant challenges, this volume enables scholars and practitioners to conduct high-quality experiments that will make key contributions to knowledge.

1. A New Era of Experimental Political Science James N. Druckman and Donald P. Green
Part I. Experimental Designs
2. Conjoint Survey Experiments Kirk Bansak, Jens Hainmueller, Daniel J. Hopkins and Teppei Yamamoto
3. Audit Studies in Political Science Daniel Butler
4. Field Experiments With Survey Outcomes Joshua Kalla
5. How to Tame Lab-in-the-Field Experiments Catherine Eckel and Natalia Candelo-Londono
6. Natural Experiments Rocio Titiunik
7. Virtual Consent
The Bronze Standard for Experimental Ethics Dawn Teele
Part II. Experimental Data
8. Experiments, Political Elites, and Political Institutions Christian Grose
9. Convenience Samples in Political Science Experiments Yanna Krupnikov, Hannah Nam and Hillary Style
10. Experiments Using Social Media Data Andrew Guess
11. How to Form Organizational Partnerships to Run Experiments Adam Levine
Part III. Experimental Treatments and Measures
12. Improving Experimental Treatments in Political Science Diana Mutz
13. Beyond Attitudes
Incorporating Measures of Behavior in Survey Experiments Erik Peterson
Sean Westwood and Shanto Iyengar
Part IV. Experimental Analysis and Presentation
14. Advances in Experimental Mediation Analysis Adam Glynn
15. Subgroup Analysis
Pitfalls, Promise, and Honesty Marc Ratkovic
16. Spillover Effects in Experimental Data Peter Aronow, Dean Eckles, Cyrus Samii and Stephanie Zonszein
17. Visualize as You Randomize
Design-Based Statistical Graphs for Randomized Experiments Alexander Coppock
Part V. Experimental Reliability and Generalizability
18. Transparency in Experimental Research Cheryl Boudreau
19. Threats to the Scientific Credibility of Experiments
Publication Bias and P-Hacking Neil Malhotra
20. What Can Multi-Method Research Add to Experiments? Jason Seawright
21. Generalizing Experimental Results Erin Hartman
22. Conducting Experiments in Multiple Contexts Graeme Blair and Gwyneth McClendon
23. Identity Experiments
Design Challenges and Opportunities for Race and Ethnic Politics Amber Spry
24. The Evolution of Experiments on Racial Priming Ali Valenzuela
25. The Evolution of Experiments on Gender in Elections Samara Klar and Elizabeth Schmitt
26. Gender Experiments in Comparative Politics Amanda Clayton and Georgia Anderson-Nilsson
27. Experiments on and with Street-Level Bureaucrats Noah Nathan and Ariel White
28. Corruption and Corruption Control Paul Lagunes and Brigitte Seim
29. Experiments on Political Activity Governments Want to Keep Hidden Jennifer Pan
30. Experiments in Post-Conflict Contexts Aila Matanock
31. Experiments on Problems of Climate Change Mary McGrath
32. A Constant Obsession with Explanation
Lynn Vavreck.