Book contents
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I What Is Knowledge?
- Part II How Do We Acquire Knowledge?
- 4 Correlational Research
- 5 Experiments
- 6 Rationalism
- 7 Bottom-Up Explanations
- 8 Practice Theory
- 9 Counterfactuals
- Part III How Do We Claim Knowledge?
- Part IV Reason and Cause
- Part V Conclusions
- Index
5 - Experiments
from Part II - How Do We Acquire Knowledge?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 April 2022
Book contents
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- The Quest for Knowledge in International Relations
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I What Is Knowledge?
- Part II How Do We Acquire Knowledge?
- 4 Correlational Research
- 5 Experiments
- 6 Rationalism
- 7 Bottom-Up Explanations
- 8 Practice Theory
- 9 Counterfactuals
- Part III How Do We Claim Knowledge?
- Part IV Reason and Cause
- Part V Conclusions
- Index
Summary
Experiments are a fast-growing method in IR. What kinds of knowledge do they generate about the actual world and how does the nature of the samples affect what we find and its utility?
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- The Quest for Knowledge in International RelationsHow Do We Know?, pp. 75 - 85Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022