Surveys, Experiments, and the Landscape of International Political Economy

Thomas B. Pepinsky

International Interactions, 2014, vol. 40, issue 3, 431-442

Abstract: The contributions to this issue show that surveys and experiments offer exciting new tools for doing empirical research in international political economy (IPE). This essay cautions that the utility of these tools is not self-evident: Neither appeals to microfoundations nor to methodological individualism in constructing explanations for social phenomena themselves recommend an embrace of surveys or experiments. The field of IPE should worry that the focus on surveys and experiments will constrain not just methodological choice but also theoretical breadth, limiting the field’s ability to conceive of what theories are admissible in learning about the global political economy.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2014.899223

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