The Advent of Survey Experiments in Politics and International Relations

Kathrin Thomas

doi:10.1017/gov.2022.36

The Advent of Survey Experiments in Politics and International Relations

Kathrin Thomas^* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Intended to combine the best of two worlds – the ability to estimate causal effects and to generalize to a wider population – survey experiments are increasingly used as a method of data collection in politics and international relations. This article examines their popularity over the past decades in social science research, discusses the core logic of survey experiments, and reviews the method against the principles of the total survey error paradigm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	297-320
Number of pages	24
Journal	Government and Opposition
Volume	59
Early online date	13 Sept 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2022.36
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2024

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Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank the editors for the invitation to contribute this article and their fruitful editorial comments that helped shaped this review. Special thanks to Adrian Millican and Theofanis Exadaktylos for their feedback on previous drafts.

Keywords

survey experiment
controlled environment
total survey error
population samples
effectiveness

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