Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. List of Contributors ix
5. Introduction. “Just Talk to People”? Interviews in Contemporary Political Science 1
6. Part 1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS: RESEARCH DESIGN, ETHICS, AND THE ROLE OF THE RESEARCHER
7. 1. Aligning Sampling Strategies with Analytic Goals 31
8. 2. The Ethical Treatment of Human Subjects and the Institutional Review Board Process 45
9. 3. The Power of the Interviewer 67
10. 4. How to Report Interview Data 84
11. Part 2. ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF INTERVIEW RESEARCH
12. 5. Crafting Interviews to Capture Cause and Effect 109
13. 6. Using Proxy Interviewing to Address Sensitive Topics 125
14. 7. Working with Interpreters 144
15. 8. The Problem of Extraterritorial Legality 159
16. Part 3. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: THE VARIED USES OF INTERVIEW DATA
17. 9. Capturing Meaning and Confronting Measurement 181
18. 10. Elite Interviewing in Washington, DC 196
19. 11. Lessons from the “Lobbying and Policy Change” Project 209
20. 12. Using Interviews to Understand Racial Group Identity and Political Behavior 225
21. Appendix: Sample Materials for Interview Research 245
22. Notes 271
23. References 281
24. Index 299