Handbook for Systematic Reviews in International Relations
Mohammad B Saydah
- In
- a
- world
- of
- ever-growing
- research
- on
- international
- relations,
- navigating
- the
- complex
- web
- of
- findings
- can
- be
- a
- daunting
- task.
- The
- Handbook
- for
- Systematic
- Reviews
- in
- International
- Relations
- offers
- a
- much-needed
- guide
- for
- scholars
- seeking
- to
- synthesize
- evidence
- and
- produce
- robust
- analyses.
- This
- comprehensive
- volume
- equips
- researchers
- with
- the
- tools
- and
- best
- practices
- to
- conduct
- systematic
- reviews,
- the
- gold
- standard
- for
- evaluating
- existing
- literature.
- By
- following
- a
- clear
- and
- replicable
- methodology,
- researchers
- can
- ensure
- the
- transparency,
- rigor,
- and
- reliability
- of
- their
- reviews,
- ultimately
- shaping
- a
- more
- informed
- understanding
- of
- critical
- issues
- in
- the
- field.This
- handbook
- goes
- beyond
- simply
- outlining
- steps.
- It
- delves
- into
- the
- intricacies
- of
- formulating
- research
- questions,
- crafting
- effective
- search
- strategies
- across
- diverse
- databases,
- and
- critically
- appraising
- the
- quality
- of
- included
- studies.
- By
- addressing
- both
- quantitative
- and
- qualitative
- research
- methods,
- the
- Handbook
- caters
- to
- the
- full
- spectrum
- of
- research
- designs
- employed
- in
- international
- relations.
- With
- its
- focus
- on
- reducing
- bias
- and
- ensuring
- replicability,
- this
- book
- empowers
- researchers
- to
- become
- active
- participants
- in
- building
- a
- more
- cumulative
- and
- trustworthy
- body
- of
- knowledge
- within
- the discipline.
