Book Club 2.0: Experimental Thinking: A Primer on Social Science Experiments with author James Druckman |
DC-AAPOR invites you to burrow your way into Experimental Thinking: A Primer on Social Science Experiments with author James Druckman. Date: Wednesday, December 11 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Having read the book is not a requirement of attending. You can use the session as an opportunity to learn about the book before you read it! During the session you can: Hear directly from the author about the book. Ask questions and interact directly with the author! Take a sneak peek at details you may have missed. Engage with others of similar interests. Register for this virtual event at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-aapor-book-club-20-experimental-thinking-tickets-1072559457209 Tickets: Free for DC-AAPOR members AND students, $10 for nonmembers About the book From the publisher: Experiments are a central methodology in the social sciences. Scholars from every discipline regularly turn to experiments. Practitioners rely on experimental evidence in evaluating social programs, policies, and institutions. This book is about how to “think” about experiments. It argues that designing a good experiment is a slow moving process (given the host of considerations) which is counter to the current fast moving temptations available in the social sciences. The book includes discussion of the place of experiments in the social science process, the assumptions underlying different types of experiments, the validity of experiments, the application of different designs, how to arrive at experimental questions, the role of replications in experimental research, and the steps involved in designing and conducting “good” experiments. The goal is to ensure social science research remains driven by important substantive questions and fully exploits the potential of experiments in a thoughtful manner. The book is the 2023 Experimental Politics Section Best Book Award from the American Political Science Association. About the author Jamie Druckman is the Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political Science at the University of Rochester. He studies public opinion formation, political polarization, political and scientific communication, political psychology, and experimental and survey methods. He has published approximately 200 articles and 7 books. Hiis most recent book is Partisan Hostility and American Democracy: Explaining Political Divisions and When They Matter (University of Chicago). He co-edited Public Opinion Quarterly from 2008 to 2012. |
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