Contemporary Trends in Political Methodology

• In Event: Inference and Interpretation in Political Science

Brief Overview

We code AJPS/APSR/JOP/PSRM articles (2000–2025) to chart method shifts: design-based over selection-on-observables, micro over macro, static over dynamic. We outline benefits and costs and propose a framework to keep gains without narrowing inquiry.

Authors

• Guy D. Whitten, Texas A & M University, College Station

• Andrea Junqueira, Arkansas State University, Main Campus

• Cameron Wimpy, Arkansas State University

• Leon Kockaya, Texas A & M University, College Station

• Clayton Webb, University of Kansas