Experimental Research and New Methods in the Study of Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour

Abstract

Experimental research is considered the gold standard for causal inferences and has gained a lot of traction within political science in recent years. However, recent events of prominent misconduct of field-experiments and an ongoing debate about experimental replicability have also brought the limits and perils of experimental research to the forefront. This panel offers to 1) discuss general ethical and methodological questions of experimental research, 2) present current experimental research, meaning experiments already conducted as well as experimental designs before being carried out, and 3) talk about practical challenges that might be unique to this kind of research.

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