How to make elite experiments work in International Relations
How to make elite experiments work in International Relations
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如何让精英实验在国际关系中发挥作用
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2021
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H. Swedlund
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Simone Dietrich;Heidi Hardt;H. Swedlund
几十年来，许多国际关系学者没有参与精英实验，因为他们认为这太冒险，成本太高，或者太难实施。然而，作为国际关系行为转向的一部分，越来越多的学者开始在自己的研究中采用这种方法。这种转变引发了一些重要的问题。在什么条件下精英实验增加价值的IR奖学金？学者们如何克服对这样一个难以捉摸的群体进行采样的后勤和道德挑战？本文通过分析外交政策精英的实验，对行为方法的作用的方法论辩论做出了原创性的概念贡献。我们分析了该方法的优点和缺点，评估伦理方面的考虑，并提出了什么是最好的，我们的知识，最全面的一套实施指南。我们的文章借鉴了最近发表的IR研究，并认为精英实验的回报是值得的。
For decades, many International Relations (IR) scholars did not engage in elite experiments, because they viewed it as too risky, too costly, or too difficult to implement. However, as part of a behavioral turn in IR, a growing number of scholars have begun to adopt the method in their own research. This shift raises important questions. Under what conditions do elite experiments add value to IR scholarship? How can scholars overcome the logistical and ethical challenges of sampling such an elusive group? This article makes an original conceptual contribution to methodological debates on the role of behavioral approaches by analyzing experiments on foreign policy elites. We analyze the method’s strengths and weaknesses, evaluate ethical considerations, and present what is—to the best of our knowledge—the most comprehensive set of implementation guidelines. Our article draws on recently published IR research and argues that the payoffs from elite experiments are well worth the effort.