| ID | 100199 |
| Title Proper | Triangulating debates within the field |
| Other Title Information | teaching international relations research methodology |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Howard, Peter |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Undergraduate introductory methods courses offer a unique opportunity to bring methodological pluralism to the field by teaching students multiple approaches to research. This article presents one way to organize an introductory undergraduate research methods course. By focusing on central debates between methodological approaches on issues of causality, context, and essentialism, an instructor can introduce positivism, interpretivism, and relationalism as distinct, coherent methodological approaches to research. Depicting these three debates and three approaches graphically on a triangle can illuminate some core methodological debates within the field today. It also illuminates the methodological underpinnings of many of the discipline's theoretical debates. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Perspectives Vol. 11, No. 4; Nov 2010: p393-408 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Perspectives Vol. 11, No. 4; Nov 2010: p393-408 |
| Key Words | Teaching ; Methodology ; Relationalism ; Interpretivism ; Positivism ; International Relations ; Research Methodology |