Required reading PECOS 4020
Adcock, Robert and David Collier, 2001. “Measurement validity: A Shared Standard for Qualitative and Quantitative Research”, American Political Science Review 95, pp. 529-546
Carr, E.C., 1961. What is History? London: Penguin, pp. 7-30
Dessler, David, 1991. “Beyond Correlations: Toward a Causal Theory of War”, International Studies Quarterly vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 119-154.
Elster, Jon, 1989. Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, pp. 3-41 and 91-134.
Gaddis, John Lewis. 1986. “The Long Peace: Elements of Stability in the Postwar International System”, International Security vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 99-142
George, Alexander, 1979. “Case Studies and Theory Development: The Method of Structured Focused Comparison”, in Lauren, P.G. (ed.), Diplomacy: New Approaches in History, Theory and Policy. New York: Free Press, pp. 43-68.
Hegre, H?vard. 2005. Interpretation of parameter estimates. Oslo: International Peace Research Institute. 10 pages. Will be distributed during the lectures.
Hinkle, Dennis E.; William Wiersma & Stephen G. Jurs, 1998. Applied Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 52-178, 188-204, 218-220, 461-475, 574-588.
Hodder, Ian, 2003. “The Interpretation of Documents and Material Culture”, in Denzin, Norman K. and Yvonna S. Lincoln (eds.). Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials. 2nd. Edition. London: Sage Publishers, pp. 155-175.
Hoyle, Rick H., Monica Harris and Charles M. Judd, 2002. Research Methods In Social Relations. 7th. Edition. Thomson Learning, Inc. pp. 3-44, 75-95.
Huntington, Samuel P., 2000. “Try Again: A Reply to Russett, Oneal and Cox”, Journal of Peace Research, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 609-610.
King, Gary, Robert Keohane and Sidney Verba, 1994. Designing Social Inquiry. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 3-33, 208-230.
Lebow, Richard Ned, 2000. “Social Science, History, and the Cold War: Pushing the Conceptual Envelope” in Odd Arne Westad (ed.) Reviewing the Cold War: Approaches, Interpretations, Theory. London and Portland: Frank Cass, pp. 103-125.
Muller, Edward & Erich Weede (1990) ‘Cross-National Variation in Political Violence: A Rational Action Approach’, Journal of Conflict Resolution 34(4): 624–651.
McCullagh, C. Behan, 2004. The Logic of History: Putting Postmodernism in Perspective. London and New York: Routledge, pp.18-42 and 170-192.
Oneal, John R. and Bruce Russett, 2000. “A Response to Huntington”, Journal of Peace Research, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 611-612.
Ragin, Charles C., 1987. The Comparative Method. Berkely: University of California Press, pp. 1-68.
Rubin, Herbert J and Irene S. Rubin. Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data. Thousand Oaks, London, New Dehli: Sage Publications, pp. 42-92, 196-256.
Russett, Bruce M., John R. Oneal and Michaelene Cox, 2000. “Clash of Civilizations, or Realism and Liberalism Déjà Vu? Some Evidence”, Journal of Peace Research, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 583-608.
Russett, Bruce M. & John R. Oneal, 2001. Triangulating Peace. Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations. New York: Norton, pp. 43-155 and 307-329.
Silverman, David, 2003. “Analyzing Talk and Text”, in Denzin, Norman K. and Yvonna S. Lincoln (eds.). Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials. 2nd. Edition. London: Sage Publishers, pp.340-362.
Van Evera, Stephen, 1994. “Hypotheses on Nationalism and War”, International Security vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 5-39.
Waage, Hilde Henriksen, 2003. Peacebuilding is a Risky Business: Norway’s Role in the Peace Process in the Middle East, 1993-96. PRIO Report 1/2004. Oslo: PRIO, pp. 1-11
Weber, Robert P. (1990): Basic Content Analysis, QASS, nr. 49.
Wohlforth, William C., 2000. “A Certain Idea of Science: How International Relations Theory Avoids Reviewing the Cold War” in Odd Arne Westad (ed.). Reviewing the Cold War: Approaches, Interpretations, Theory. London and Portland: Frank Cass, pp. 126-145.
Yin, Robert K., 1994. Case Study Research: Design and Methods. 2nd edition London: Sage. Applied Social research Methods Series, vol. 5, pp. 1-53.