On March 6, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a methodological seminar "Practice Oriented Research in the Field of Russia-US and Russian-European Studies". The event was organized as part of a joint project with the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, and the Hague Center for Strategic Studies.
On March 6, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a methodological seminar "Practice Oriented Research in the Field of Russia-US...
Interview with William Harvey, University of Sydney Business School
Interview
Interviewing elite members can provide a rich source of information for understanding how and why certain decisions are made. However, securing and conducting interviews with elites can often be challenging and disheartening. William Harvey, lecturer at the University of Sydney Business School, specializing on interviewing elites, shares his insights on the challenges one might face when arranging and conducting interviews...
... decision impacted decisions later. The ability to unravel chains of events over time gives the possibility of not only understanding causation, but to some extent being able to predict what is likely to happen over time in the future, because these qualitative methods are so rich, so accurate in getting at the underlying dynamics that remain in place.
Is this approach viable as a research methodology?
Absolutely. What will be critical in its adoption, though for academics, will be the willingness ...
Interview with Benjamin Reilly, Professor of political science at the Australian National University
Foreign opinion
The Russian International Affairs Council launches a series of interviews with prominent experts and political scientists aimed at revealing the best methods, approaches and tools for analyzing political and international problems and processes.
Interviewee
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Benjamin Reilly
, Professor of Political Science in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University...
