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The course is taught by postdoc [Frederik Hjorth](http://fghjorth.github.io), associate professor [Asmus Leth Olsen](http://asmusolsen.com), and associate professor [Jacob Gerner Hariri](http://politicalscience.ku.dk/staff/academic_staff/?pure=en/persons/196635).\n\n### Description\n\nThe course will use illustrative examples from the political science literature, and emphasizes the logic of research designs rather than their implementation in statistical software. The course equips students with concepts needed to understand the reasoning behind research designs and modeling in quantitative political science research.\n\nThe course is structured around five themes, one covered each day:\n\n1. Logic of quantitative research\n- Regression\n- Natural Experiments\n- Experiments\n- Content analysis\n\nThe course covers the key methodological approaches within each theme as well as canonical research articles applying the relevant approach. For more details, see [Course schedule](#course-schedule) below.\n\nStudents will also have the opportunity to present and receive feedback on their own ongoing work (see [Research paper](#research-paper) below).\n\n### Signing up\n\nTo sign up for the course, please send an email to [phdcourses@ifs.ku.dk](mailto:phdcourses@ifs.ku.dk).\n\n### Course schedule\n\nBlock | Day   | Time | Theme | Instructor\n---|---|---|---|--- |\n1 | Monday    | 9-12 | Logic 1: Quantitative research designs | Frederik Hjorth\n2 |           | 13-16| Logic 2: Controversies about the quantitative approach | Frederik Hjorth\n3 | Tuesday   | 9-12 | Regression 1: Linear regression | Frederik Hjorth\n4 |           | 13-16| Regression 2: Panel data and interaction models | Frederik Hjorth\n5 | Wednesday | 9-12 | Natural experiments 1: IV, difference-in-difference | Jacob Gerner Hariri\n6 |           | 13-16| Natural experiments 2: Natural experiments and RDD | Asmus Leth Olsen\n7 | Thursday  | 9-12 | Experiments 1: Simple randomization | Frederik Hjorth\n8 |           | 13-16| Experiments 2: Clustering, blocking, noncompliance | Frederik Hjorth\n9 | Friday    | 9-12 | Content analysis 1: Introduction, uses | Frederik Hjorth\n10|           | 13-16| Content analysis 2: Designs, reliability \u0026 validity | Frederik Hjorth\n\nFor readings for each block, see the [Literature](#literature) section below.\n\n### Dates\n\nMonday February 6 - Friday February 10, 2017.\n\n### Location\n\nUniversity of Copenhagen, Department of Political Science, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 Copenhagen K. Teaching takes place in room [4.2.50](http://app.mapsindoors.net/ku/index.html#54b8c7503d4e4116842f1b8f).\n\n### Class participation\n\nIt is expected that you have read the texts for each day and participate actively in class discussions.\n\n### Research paper\n\nDeadline for submitting a research paper is Wednesday, February 2 at noon. The research paper should reflect a quantitative/comparative/methodological aspect of your research and be no longer than 10 pages. It is expected that you prepare comment to all papers. The papers will be distributed before the course.\n\n### Meals\n\nLunch and coffee will be provided every day. On Tuesday, February 7, there will be a dinner for all course participants at [Madklubben Nørrebro](http://madklubben.dk/en/noerrebro/).\n\n### Price\n\nFor students enrolled at University of Copenhagen or political science departments at other Danish universities, course participation is free. For students at other departments, the fee is 1500 DKK.\n\n### Literature\n\n#### 1: Logic 1\n\n- Lijphart, A. (1971) Politics and the Comparative method. *American Political Science Review*. 65 (3):682-693. (search for his interpretation of the core idea of PS)\n- Nørgaard. A. S. (2008) Political Science: Witchcraft or Craftsmanship? Standards for Good Research. *World Political Science Review*. 4(1):1-28. (A must read)\n- Dahler-Larsen, P., \u0026 Sylvest, C. (2013). Hvilken pluralisme?: Betragtninger om det kausale design og definitionen af god samfundsvidenskab. *Politik*, 16(2), 59-68.\n- Laitin, D. D. (2003). The perestroikan challenge to social science. *Politics \u0026 Society*, 31(1), 163-184.\n- Flyvbjerg, B. (2004). A perestroikan straw man answers back: David Laitin and phronetic political science. *Politics \u0026 Society*, 32(3), 389-416.\n\n#### 2: Logic 2\n\n- *The Journal Editors' Transparency Statement (JETS)*, available at [dartstatement.org/#!blank/c22sl](http://www.dartstatement.org/#!blank/c22sl)\n- Isaac, J. C. (2015). For a more public political science. *Perspectives on Politics*, 13(02), 269-283.\n- Leeper, T. J. (2016). Really Introductory Introduction to R, available at [github.com/leeper/Rcourse/raw/gh-pages/Intro2R/Intro2R.pdf](https://github.com/leeper/Rcourse/raw/gh-pages/Intro2R/Intro2R.pdf)\n\n#### 3: Regression 1\n\n- Angrist, J. D., \u0026 Pischke, J. S. (2014). *Mastering'metrics: The path from cause to effect*. Princeton University Pres, chapter 2.\n- Gilens, M., \u0026 Page, B. I. (2014). Testing theories of American politics: Elites, interest groups, and average citizens. *Perspectives on politics*, 12(03), 564-581.\n- Bashir, O. S. (2015). Testing Inferences about American Politics: A Review of the “Oligarchy” Result. *Research \u0026 Politics*, 2(4).\n\n#### 4: Regression 2\n\n- Larsen, M. V., Hjorth, F., Dinesen, P. \u0026 Sønderskov, K. M. (2016). Housing Bubbles and Support for Incumbents. *Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association*.\n- Steenbergen, M. R., \u0026 Jones, B. S. (2002). Modeling Multilevel Data Structures. *American Journal of Political Science*, 46(1), 218-237.\n\n#### 5: Natural experiments 1\n\n-\tHariri, Jacob (2012): Kausal inferens i statskundskaben, *Politica*.\n-\tAcemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson (2001): The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation, *American Economic Review*, 91 (5): 1369-1401.\n\u003c!-- - Ladd, J. M., \u0026 Lenz, G. S. (2009). Exploiting a rare communication shift to document the persuasive power of the news media. *American Journal of Political Science*, 53(2), 394-410. --\u003e\n- Miguel, E., Satyanath, S., \u0026 Sergenti, E. (2004). Economic shocks and civil conflict: An instrumental variables approach. *Journal of political Economy*, 112(4), 725-753.\n\n#### 6: Natural experiments 2\n\n-\tDunning, T. (2008). Improving Causal Inference: Strengths and Limitations of Natural Experiments. *Political Research Quarterly*,  61 (2), 282–293.\n-\tVerrier, Diarmuid B. (2012). Evidence for the influence of the mere-exposure effect on voting in the Eurovision Song Contest. *Judgment and Decision Making* 7 (5), 639-643.\n- Eggers, A. C., \u0026 Hainmueller, J. (2009). MPs for sale? Returns to office in postwar British politics. *American Political Science Review*, 103(04), 513-533.\n\n#### 7: Experiments 1\n\n- Angrist, J. D., \u0026 Pischke, J. S. (2014). *Mastering'metrics: The path from cause to effect*. Princeton University Pres, chapter 1.\n- Campbell, D. T., \u0026 Stanley, J. C. (1996): *Experimental and Quasi-experimental Designs for Research*. Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 1-16. (a must read)\n- Gerber, A. S., Green, D. P., \u0026 Larimer, C. W. (2008). Social pressure and voter turnout: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment. *American Political Science Review*, 102(01), 33-48.\n- Gerber, A. S., \u0026 D. P. Green (2012): *Field Experiments: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation*.  New York: W.W. Norton. Chapter 1. (a general intro to experiment)\n\n#### 8: Experiments 2\n\n- Gerber, A. S., \u0026 D. P. Green (2012): *Field Experiments: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation*.  New York: W.W. Norton. Chapters 3-5. (blocking, clustering, covariate adjustment, one-sided noncompliance)\n- Nickerson, D. W. (2008): Is Voting Contagious? Evidence from Two Field Experiments. *American Political Science Review* 102 (February): 49-57. (focus on the design and the experiment)\n\n#### 9: Content analysis 1\n\n-\tNeuendorf, Kimberly A. (2002): The Content Analysis Guidebook, Sage. Chapters: 1, 3-7 (p. 1-26, 26 pages)\n-\tKrippendorff, Klaus (2008): Testing the Reliability of Content Analysis Data, in Krippendorff \u0026 Bock: The Content Analysis Reader, Sage (p. 350-357, 8 pages)\n-\tCarney, D. R., Jost, J. T., Gosling, S. D., \u0026 Potter, J. (2008). The secret lives of liberals and conservatives: Personality profiles, interaction styles, and the things they leave behind. *Political Psychology*, 29(6), 807-840 (34 pages)\n\n#### 10: Content analysis 2\n\n-\tHansen, K. M., \u0026 Pedersen, R. T. (2008). Negative campaigning in a multiparty system. *Scandinavian Political Studies*, 31(4), 408-427 (20 pages)\n-\tKing, G., Pan, J., \u0026 Roberts, M. E. (2013). How censorship in China allows government criticism but silences collective expression. *American Political Science Review*, 107(02), 326-343 (18 pages)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ffghjorth%2Flqrps17","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ffghjorth%2Flqrps17","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ffghjorth%2Flqrps17/lists"}