Podstawowe metody badawcze w politologicznych pracach doktorskich

The article presents and describes research methods applied in politological studies. The author explains the notion of research method and then presents and explains various research methods used in politological studies, including heuristic, systemic, comparative, decision-making, behavioural, quantative, prognostic methods, empirical methods, analysis, synthesis, induction, abstracting, generalisation and others. The author underlines that the mentioned and characterised research methods should be applied in doctoral dissertations creatively through their choice according to the subject and goal of the research.