8: Political Methodology

Lonna Atkeson, University of New Mexico, atkeson@unm.edu

The Political Methodology division welcomes paper, panel, and roundtable proposals addressing all aspects of empirical methodology. The division encourages submissions dealing with the logic of inquiry, research design, measurement, estimation and specification, and theory development. The division is also interested in papers dealing with changes in survey research and new methods of survey research. In particular, we are interested in papers that evaluate the representativeness and quality of new survey methodologies. We also invite proposals that develop new methodological techniques as well as innovative applications of existing techniques. Proposals that address methodological and measurement challenges related to the theme of the conference, "Representation and Renewal," are especially welcome.