Witnessing the ongoing “credibility revolutions” in other disciplines, also political science should engage in meta-scientific introspection. Theoretically, this commentary describes why scientists in academia’s current incentive system work against their self-interest if they prioritize research credibility. Empirically, a comprehensive review of meta-scientific research with a focus on quantitative political science demonstrates that threats to the credibility of political science findings are systematic and real. Yet, the review also shows the discipline’s recent progress toward more credible research. The commentary proposes specific institutional changes to better align individual researcher rationality with the collective good of veri...
Improving the reliability and efficiency of scientific research will increase the credibility of the...
Purpose of this paper More and more articles discussing a “crisis of science” (Saltelli & Funtowicz,...
This final chapter concludes with a reflection on the findings presented in the book, the implicatio...
Witnessing the ongoing “credibility revolutions” in other disciplines, also political science should...
Science should be self-correcting. However, researchers often hesitate to admit errors and to adopt ...
This study explores how researchers’ analytical choices affect the reliability of scientific finding...
In a world filled with fake news and alternative facts, public trust in science is of utmost importa...
John Jerrim and Robert de Vries argue a radical overhaul is needed of how social science is publishe...
First published online: 29 January 2021Qualitative political science research can significantly incr...
Responding to the so-called reproducibility crisis, various disciplines have proposed - and some hav...
Political science’ is a ‘vanguard’ field concerned with advancing generic knowledge of political pro...
What about taking time to improve how we cooperate? “Public policy should [...] facilitate the devel...
The replication crisis in the social, behavioural and life sciences has spurred a reform movement ai...
The veracity of scientific claims is not always certain. In fact, sufficient claims have been proven...
Improving the reliability and efficiency of scientific research will increase the credibility of the...
Purpose of this paper More and more articles discussing a “crisis of science” (Saltelli & Funtowicz,...
This final chapter concludes with a reflection on the findings presented in the book, the implicatio...
Witnessing the ongoing “credibility revolutions” in other disciplines, also political science should...
Science should be self-correcting. However, researchers often hesitate to admit errors and to adopt ...
This study explores how researchers’ analytical choices affect the reliability of scientific finding...
In a world filled with fake news and alternative facts, public trust in science is of utmost importa...
John Jerrim and Robert de Vries argue a radical overhaul is needed of how social science is publishe...
First published online: 29 January 2021Qualitative political science research can significantly incr...
Responding to the so-called reproducibility crisis, various disciplines have proposed - and some hav...
Political science’ is a ‘vanguard’ field concerned with advancing generic knowledge of political pro...
What about taking time to improve how we cooperate? “Public policy should [...] facilitate the devel...
The replication crisis in the social, behavioural and life sciences has spurred a reform movement ai...
The veracity of scientific claims is not always certain. In fact, sufficient claims have been proven...
Improving the reliability and efficiency of scientific research will increase the credibility of the...
Purpose of this paper More and more articles discussing a “crisis of science” (Saltelli & Funtowicz,...
This final chapter concludes with a reflection on the findings presented in the book, the implicatio...