Measurement and research design II

Readings and class materials for Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Readings

  • Research Paradigms Explained: Positivism, Interpretivism & Critical Realism 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLK-Vnc5gjg
  • Margit Van Wessel, Rita Manchanda, and Nandini Deo, “How Civil Society in India Is Marginalized. Civic Space as Relational Process,” Journal of Civil Society 21, no. 3 (2025): 237–55, https://doi.org/10.1080/17448689.2025.2515038
  • Suparna Chaudhry, Marc Dotson, and Andrew Heiss, “Navigating Hostility: The Effect of Nonprofit Transparency and Accountability on Donor Preferences in the Face of Shrinking Civic Space,” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2025, 1–27, https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640251348654

Slides