Three decades of the International Political Science Review (IPSR): A map of the methodological preferences in IPSR articles
| Published date | 01 November 2018 |
| Date | 01 November 2018 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0192512118755596 |
| Subject Matter | Research Report |
https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512118755596
International Political Science Review
2018, Vol. 39(5) 679 –689
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Three decades of the International
Political Science Review (IPSR):
A map of the methodological
preferences in IPSR articles
Enzo Lima
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Melina Morschbacher
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Paulo Peres
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Abstract
Where does the International Political Science Review (IPSR) stand in relation to the hierarchies of knowledge
in the discipline? IPSR is the journal of the International Political Science Association and a well-established
journal in the discipline of Political Science. The journal has been published since 1980 and in 2016 ranked
54 out of 163 journals in the field. Mapping IPSR’s profile can help us understand the changing thematic,
epistemological and methodological preferences within the world of political science. This report maps
the distribution of methodological techniques across 152 issues of IPSR, by analysing the abstracts of
every article published between 1980 and 2015. In doing so, it aims to provide a clearer picture of the
methodological approaches used by political scientists and endorsed by the political science community as
acceptable scientific modes of knowledge making.
Keywords
Methodology, international political science association, International Political Science Review, quantitative and
qualitative methods, gender and regional representativeness
Corresponding author:
Enzo Lenine Nunes Batista Oliveira Lima, Graduate Program of Political Science, Federal University of Rio
Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Prédio 43311 (IFCH)/Sala 104B, Bairro Agronomia, Porto Alegre/RS,
CEP 91509900, Brazil.
Email: leninelima@gmail.com
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