What Is Democracy and How Do We Study It?

"In What Is Democracy and How Do We Study It? Anderson and Stephenson have brought together an array of scholars to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the varied approaches used to study politics. The focus on the study of democracy as the touchstone for the book is excellent, offering readers not only ample exposure to a variety of methodologies, but also an important set of questions in the process. I have no doubt this book will be a great resource for our discipline, both within and outside of the classroom."

Jason Roy, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University

"Anchoring discussions of research methodology on one theoretical question, What Is Democracy and How Do We Study It? brings something new to the field which many will welcome to help teach research methodology."

Joanne Boucher, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Winnipeg

"A novel contribution, What Is Democracy and How Do We Study It? is an improvement on mainstream methods books and will be a useful accompaniment for methods-based courses."

Sanjay Jeram, Undergraduate Program Chair and Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University