Doing Feminist Research in Political and Social Science

BROOKE ACKERLY is Associate Professor in Political Science at Vanderbilt University, USA. JACQUI TRUE is Professor of Politics & International Relations at Monash University, Australia.

Introduction to Feminist Research.- The Feminist Research Ethic Explained.- Feminist Roadmaps: Planning, Doing and Presenting Your Research.- Question-Driven Research: Formulating a Good Question.- Theory and Conceptualization including the Literature Review.- The Personal and the Political: Constraints and Opportunities of Research Design.- Designing and Timing a Research Project.- Sampling Cases, Operationalizing Concepts and Variables and Selecting Data Requirements.- Generating and Collecting Data.- Common Techniques for Analysis.- Structured Inquiry Research Designs.- Methods for Data Management and Field Research.- Writing and Publishing.- Conclusion: Feminist Research Ethic, Review, and Evaluation.