Text has always been an important data source in political science. What has changed in
recent years is the feasibility of investigating large amounts of text quantitatively. The internet …

When it comes to textual data, the fields of political science and international relations face a
genuine embarrassment of riches. Never before has so much text been so readily available …

Why can some interest groups influence policy-making while others cannot? Even though
this question is central to the study of politics, we know little about the factors explaining …

Starting from the observation that the European Union now possesses many of the attributes
of modern political systems, Hix and Høyland take an innovative approach to analysing …

The Comparative Agendas Project (CAP) brings together data on government activities in
over twenty countries, and provides a consistent categorizing system to understand when a …

This is a comprehensive introduction to research design for university students at all levels
across the whole range of political science, including international relations and public …

This major new text provides a uniquely broad ranging introduction to, and assessment of
the contribution of, the whole range of theoretical approaches that have been applied to the …

Why are some interest groups able to lobby political decisions successfully whereas others
are not? This article suggests that the issue context is an important source of variation …

Since the beginning of 2020, the Chinese government has implemented substantial policies
to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic. This research attempts to reveal and …

Framing plays an important role in public policy. Interest groups strategically highlight some
aspects of a policy proposal while ignoring others in order to gain an advantage in the policy …