The concept of policy paradigm, which was developed by Peter Hall in 1993, has given rise
to an abundance of literature on ideas and policy dynamics. Despite its theoretical value …

The concepts of 'politicisation'and 'depoliticisation'have become increasingly used by
political scientists over the last decade, in light of the presumed 'triumph'of neoliberal …

Following widespread use in political marketing and polling, focus groups are slowly gaining
recognition as a useful and legitimate method in political science. Focus groups can …

Accounts of international energy affairs often present a divergence between
geopolitical/realist and liberal market-based approaches. This article suggests that this state …

There has recently been a tremendous growth in systematic literature review methods in
social science, which may create confusion as to the role of researchers and reviewers. I …

In his recent article, Newman argues that the different perspectives within the literature on
evidence-based policymaking, broadly distinguished between rationalists and …

The gender and politics literature offers diverse views on the causes of gendered practices
and the best methodologies for studying them. This article advances efforts to take stock of …

Martin Carstensen's recent article is a novel attempt to contribute a theory of incremental
ideational change to the relevant discourse and institutionalist literatures. Noticing a …

The concept of 'explanation'has attracted considerable attention in the social sciences, and
particularly within political science. However, scholars are not always familiar with what …

In this research, I develop a methodology that I call Race-Grounded Phenomenology (RGP).
The scope of this study investigates how Black undergraduate students navigate the …