The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research
Key Guidance
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), xxvi, 681 pp.
Contains 45 illustrations
ISBN 978-3-030-16065-4 (ebook); 978-3-030-16064-7 (print)
"The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research covers the craft that is and the methods used in media and communication policy research. It discusses the steps involved in conducting research, from deciding on a topic to writing a report and everything in between and, furthermore, deals with a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. The handbook invites researchers to rediscover trusted methods such as document analysis, elite interviews and comparisons, as well as to familiarize themselves with newer methods like experiments, big data and network analysis. For each method, the handbook provides a practical step-by-step guide and case studies that help readers in using that method in their own research. The methods discussed are useful for all areas of media and communication policy research, for research concerning the governance of both mass media and online platforms, and for policy issues around the globe." (Publisher description)
PART I. MEDIA POLICY RESEARCH
1 Introduction: Media Policy and Media Policy Research / Manuel Puppis and Hilde Van den Bulck, 3
2 Doing Media Policy Research / Manuel Puppis and Hilde Van den Bulck, 23
3 Digitization and Media Policy Research / Karen Donders and Leo Van Audenhove, 51
PART II. RESEARCH DESIGN
4 Case Study Research / Sally Broughton Micova, 71
5 Comparative Research / Frank Esser, 85
6 Meta-Analysis / Werner A. Meier, 103
7 Action Research / Greg Hearn, Dan Swan and Kathryn Geels, 121
PART III. METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION
8 Talking to People I: Surveys / Uwe Hasebrink and Sascha Hölig, 143
9 Talking to People II: Qualitative Interviews / Martine van Selm and Natali Helberger, 161
10 Talking to People III: Expert Interviews and Elite Interviews / Leo Van Audenhove and Karen Donders, 179
11 Talking to People IV: Focus Groups / Peter Lunt, 199
12 Watching People: Observations / Lizzie Jackson and Michal Glowacki, 215
13 Testing for Causality in Data: Experiments / Christian Handke and Christian Herzog, 233
14 Texts as Data I: Document Analysis / Kari Karppinen and Hallvard Moe, 249
15 Texts as Data II: Media Content Analysis / Corinne Schweizer, 263
16 Texts as Data III: Digital TV Archives / Sonja de Leeuw and Jasmijn Van Gorp, 277
17 Texts as Data IV: Web Crawling, Content and Link Analyses / Natascha Just, 295
18 Working with Secondary Data: Official and Industry Statistics / Marlen Komorowski, 311
PART IV. METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS
19 Statistical Analysis / Jurgen Minnebo and Bart Cambré, 329
20 Analyzing Big Data / Balázs Bodó and Bob van de Velde, 347
21 Analyzing Talk and Text I: Qualitative Content Analysis / Manuel Puppis, 367
22 Analyzing Talk and Text II: Thematic Analysis / Christian Herzog, Christian Handke and Erik Hitters, 385
23 Analyzing Talk and Text III: Discourse Analysis / Christopher Ali, 403
24 Analyzing Talk and Text IV: Frame Analysis / Maria Löblich, 419
25 Analyzing Qualitative Data Using NVivo / Dimitri Mortelmans, 435
26 Analyzing Policy-Making I: Stakeholder and Advocacy Coalition Framework Analysis / Hilde Van den Bulck, 451
27 Analyzing Policy-Making II: Policy Network Analysis / Patrick Kenis and Volker Schneider, 471
28 Analyzing Policy-Making III: Digital Network Analysis / Sílvia Majó-Vázquez, 493
29 Historical Analysis / Victor Pickard, 509
30 Legal Analysis in Media Policy Research / Marko Milosavljevic and Melita Poler, 519
31 Assessing Policy I: Stakeholder Analysis / Terry Flew and Tania Lim, 541
32 Assessing Policy II: Governance-Choice Method / Michael Latzer, Florian Saurwein and Natascha Just, 557
33 Assessing Policy III: Regulatory Impact Assessment / Markus Oermann and Wolfgang Schulz, 575
34 Assessing Policy IV: Goal-Means Tree Analysis / Anne-Sofie Vanhaeght, 595
PART V. REPORTING AND DISSEMINATING MEDIA POLICY RESEARCH
35 Writing Policy Reports / Tim Raats, 611
36 Media Policy Activism / Des Freedman, 627
37 Developing Pedagogical Materials on Media Policy / Karolien Poels, 641
38 Looking Again at Findings: Secondary Analysis / Sandra Braman, 657
1 Introduction: Media Policy and Media Policy Research / Manuel Puppis and Hilde Van den Bulck, 3
2 Doing Media Policy Research / Manuel Puppis and Hilde Van den Bulck, 23
3 Digitization and Media Policy Research / Karen Donders and Leo Van Audenhove, 51
PART II. RESEARCH DESIGN
4 Case Study Research / Sally Broughton Micova, 71
5 Comparative Research / Frank Esser, 85
6 Meta-Analysis / Werner A. Meier, 103
7 Action Research / Greg Hearn, Dan Swan and Kathryn Geels, 121
PART III. METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION
8 Talking to People I: Surveys / Uwe Hasebrink and Sascha Hölig, 143
9 Talking to People II: Qualitative Interviews / Martine van Selm and Natali Helberger, 161
10 Talking to People III: Expert Interviews and Elite Interviews / Leo Van Audenhove and Karen Donders, 179
11 Talking to People IV: Focus Groups / Peter Lunt, 199
12 Watching People: Observations / Lizzie Jackson and Michal Glowacki, 215
13 Testing for Causality in Data: Experiments / Christian Handke and Christian Herzog, 233
14 Texts as Data I: Document Analysis / Kari Karppinen and Hallvard Moe, 249
15 Texts as Data II: Media Content Analysis / Corinne Schweizer, 263
16 Texts as Data III: Digital TV Archives / Sonja de Leeuw and Jasmijn Van Gorp, 277
17 Texts as Data IV: Web Crawling, Content and Link Analyses / Natascha Just, 295
18 Working with Secondary Data: Official and Industry Statistics / Marlen Komorowski, 311
PART IV. METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS
19 Statistical Analysis / Jurgen Minnebo and Bart Cambré, 329
20 Analyzing Big Data / Balázs Bodó and Bob van de Velde, 347
21 Analyzing Talk and Text I: Qualitative Content Analysis / Manuel Puppis, 367
22 Analyzing Talk and Text II: Thematic Analysis / Christian Herzog, Christian Handke and Erik Hitters, 385
23 Analyzing Talk and Text III: Discourse Analysis / Christopher Ali, 403
24 Analyzing Talk and Text IV: Frame Analysis / Maria Löblich, 419
25 Analyzing Qualitative Data Using NVivo / Dimitri Mortelmans, 435
26 Analyzing Policy-Making I: Stakeholder and Advocacy Coalition Framework Analysis / Hilde Van den Bulck, 451
27 Analyzing Policy-Making II: Policy Network Analysis / Patrick Kenis and Volker Schneider, 471
28 Analyzing Policy-Making III: Digital Network Analysis / Sílvia Majó-Vázquez, 493
29 Historical Analysis / Victor Pickard, 509
30 Legal Analysis in Media Policy Research / Marko Milosavljevic and Melita Poler, 519
31 Assessing Policy I: Stakeholder Analysis / Terry Flew and Tania Lim, 541
32 Assessing Policy II: Governance-Choice Method / Michael Latzer, Florian Saurwein and Natascha Just, 557
33 Assessing Policy III: Regulatory Impact Assessment / Markus Oermann and Wolfgang Schulz, 575
34 Assessing Policy IV: Goal-Means Tree Analysis / Anne-Sofie Vanhaeght, 595
PART V. REPORTING AND DISSEMINATING MEDIA POLICY RESEARCH
35 Writing Policy Reports / Tim Raats, 611
36 Media Policy Activism / Des Freedman, 627
37 Developing Pedagogical Materials on Media Policy / Karolien Poels, 641
38 Looking Again at Findings: Secondary Analysis / Sandra Braman, 657
