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Multi-Method Research in the Social Sciences: A Review of Recent Frameworks and a Way Forward. / Beach, Derek.
In: Government and Opposition, Vol. 55, No. 1, 2020, p. 163-182.

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Beach, D 2020, 'Multi-Method Research in the Social Sciences: A Review of Recent Frameworks and a Way Forward', Government and Opposition, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 163-182. https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2018.53

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Beach, D. (2020). Multi-Method Research in the Social Sciences: A Review of Recent Frameworks and a Way Forward. Government and Opposition, 55(1), 163-182. https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2018.53

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Beach D. 2020. Multi-Method Research in the Social Sciences: A Review of Recent Frameworks and a Way Forward. Government and Opposition. 55(1):163-182. https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2018.53

MLA

Beach, Derek. "Multi-Method Research in the Social Sciences: A Review of Recent Frameworks and a Way Forward". Government and Opposition. 2020, 55(1). 163-182. https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2018.53

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Beach D. Multi-Method Research in the Social Sciences: A Review of Recent Frameworks and a Way Forward. Government and Opposition. 2020;55(1):163-182. doi: 10.1017/gov.2018.53

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Beach, Derek. / Multi-Method Research in the Social Sciences: A Review of Recent Frameworks and a Way Forward. In: Government and Opposition. 2020 ; Vol. 55, No. 1. pp. 163-182.

Bibtex

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