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The latest text for statistical/quantitative analysis and research methods coursework, the Second Edition of Statistical Analysis for Public Administration explains how to use statistical methods to help understand and respond to public problems. Organized around a series of unique reference tables, this book simulates the problems public administrators routinely encounter and diagnose. The tables guide students through applicable statistical methods for solving problems, teaching both what to do, and how to do it. As a result, students will learn to recognize where quantitative methods are useful, and apply the skills needed to solve real-world problems during their professional careers in the public sector. Also includes homework problems for each chapter with extensive answers, extra downloadable data sets, and practical exercises to reinforce learning.
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While there are many ways to collect information, many students have trouble understanding how to employ various research methods effectively. Since everyone learns and processes information differently, instructing students on successfully using these methods continues to be a challenge. Teaching Research Methods in Public Administration combines empirical research and best practices on various research methods being employed by administrators. Emphasizing theoretical concepts, this publication is an essential reference source for academics, public administration practitioners, and students interested in how information is gathered, processed, and utilized.
Modern direct democracy has become an essential element of political life in many countries in Europe and worldwide. The initiative and referendum process offers extra channels for citizen participation and thus represents an important supplementary institution in modern democracies. This third volume of the series Direct Democracy in Modern Europe focuses on direct-democratic decisions on minority affairs. The main question is whether direct democracy tends towards a domination of the majority over a minority, producing new conflicts, or whether, how, and under what conditions it helps to solve problems in complex societies and leads to lasting solutions to political disputes. This volume includes articles by specialist researchers on - historical experiences of direct-democratic decisions on territorial conflicts; - theoretical considerations on direct democracy and minorities; - case studies on popular votes concerning minority issues; - several country case studies; - the role of the media in direct-democratic campaigns on minority affairs; - the potential of transnational direct democracy.