{"id":7655,"date":"2018-08-30T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/01\/political-science-textbook-by-furman-professors-wins-video-wiki-recognition-second-edition-now-available\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:15:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:15:24","slug":"political-science-textbook-by-furman-professors-wins-video-wiki-recognition-second-edition-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/political-science-textbook-by-furman-professors-wins-video-wiki-recognition-second-edition-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Political science textbook wins Video Wiki recognition; second edition now available"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2013, International Affairs and Politics professors Akan Malici and Liz Smith published the first edition of \u201cPolitical Science Research in Practice<\/a>\u201d (Routledge). The two recently learned the book has been named one of the 10 best textbooks in political science<\/a> by Wiki.ezvid.com, also known as \u201cThe World\u2019s Video Wiki.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The first edition of “Political Science Research In Practice” won a Video Wiki recognition.<\/p><\/div>\n

In the book\u2019s description, the editors admit that students tend to dislike political science research methods. But Malici and Smith aim to change that. First, they engage students with pressing political questions, and then they demonstrate how a researcher has gone about answering the questions by walking through real political science research conducted by contributors.<\/p>\n

Of the 12 chapters in the text, eight are contributed by Furman professors. Each chapter shows the process of developing a research question, how and why a particular method was used, and the rewards and challenges discovered along the way. The editors say, \u201cWith first-hand, issue-based discussions, students can better appreciate the science of politics and why methods matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long before winning the Wiki.ezvid.com recognition, Malici and Smith were at work on the second edition of \u201cPolitical Science Research in Practice\u201d published this year by Routledge. The newest edition includes chapters about field experiments and the textual\/interpretative method. The editors explore new topics such as the Arab Spring; political torture; politically-sensitive research in China; social networking; and voter turnout. The text also includes newly-minted sections for \u201cExercises and Discussion Questions,” “Interested to Know More” and “Recommended Resources.”<\/p>\n

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Malici and Smith released the second edition of “Political Science Research In Practice” this year.<\/p><\/div>\n

Malici and Smith are particularly proud of the book because it highlights their work at the interface of teaching and scholarship.<\/p>\n

Others in the academic community appreciate what the book brings to political science. Said Howard Lavine, Arleen C. Carlson Professor of Political Science at University of Minnesota, “By embedding methodological discussions within the context of important substantive questions, this volume conveys the science of politics in action. I only wish that such a book were available when I was a student.”<\/p>\n

Yi Edward Yang, Professor of Political Science at James Madison University, said, \u201c[The new edition] continues the previous edition’s one-of-a-kind storytelling approach that makes political science research approachable, relevant and even fun. It will be welcomed by both teachers and students of political science research methods alike.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about \u201cPolitical Science Research in Practice,\u201d 2nd<\/sup> edition,\u00a0 visit the Routledge website<\/a>. Or, contact Akan Malici at 864-294-3576, and akan.malici@furman.edu<\/a>, or Liz Smith at 864-294-3674, and liz.smith@furman.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Akan Malici<\/strong> is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Furman University. He authored \u201cWhen Leaders Learn and When They Don’t\u201d (SUNY, 2008) and \u201cThe Search for a Common European Foreign and Security Policy\u201d (Palgrave, 2008). He co-authored \u201cU.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy Mistakes\u201d (Stanford, 2011) and \u201cRole Theory and Role Conflict in U.S.-Iran Relations\u201d (Routledge, 2016) and co-edited \u201cRe-thinking Foreign Policy Analysis\u201d (Routledge, 2011). He teaches classes in international politics and research methodology.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth S. Smith<\/strong> is Chair and Professor, Department of Politics and International Affairs at Furman University. She received her Ph.D. in American politics with a minor in political psychology from the University of Minnesota. She has taught research methodology for many years. Her work appears in The Journal of Political Science Education, Polity, Political Psychology, The Handbook for Teaching Social Issues, the American Education Research Journal and in Competition in Theory and Practice (Sense Publishers, 2009).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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