POL SCI 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Evry, Permafrost, Positive Political Theory
31 Aug 2016
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Empirical research (1) applied research (engineering) (2) basic research (theory-oriented) Problem: how to get young people to be more civically involved: 1st, figure out the best ideas for civic engagement (media coverage of young people, change in curriculum, collaboration with community, 2nd, implement in high schools, this works! This is because the researchers created a complicated interventions (but not know specifically which component spurred the change) Protection of human subject committee - regulate researchers and prevent them from harming humans. Researchers do basic research more (1) build theory (gain a better understanding of the world) a. *** 3 + 4 = wide explanatory range. Example: theory about how people vote: simple act of voting . Theory: people look at candidates, pros and cons (+1 or -1), the total score at the end determines who they vote. The theory is good 1-3 and 5, fails on 4: not rich or broad leaves you with many questions.
