THE IMPORTANCE OF MIXED METHOD IN TERRORISM STUDY

Abstract

This research presents a systematic review of the importance of mixed methods in terrorism studies. This paper aims to show the importance of using mixed approaches on terrorism literature. In this regard, I argue that mixed methods play an essential role in advancing terrorism studies because by using qualitative and quantitative method approaches in the same analysis, the scholar can integrate the power of both methodologies and translate the results into a helpful solution. I offer an overview of this field of research in this study. To defend this argument, I prepared two datasets and analyzed them quantitatively. A second quantitative analysis was conducted, focusing on the cases of Japan and Korea, which emerged from the first analysis and differed from the other examples. Accordingly, with quantitative analysis focusing on the cases of Korea and Japan, I will show why quantitative analysis alone is insufficient for terrorism studies. I then discuss the main results of this research and explain why the mixed method approach is essential in terrorism studies.

Keywords

• Mixed Method
• Terrorism Studies
• Qualitative Method
• Quantitative Method

TERÖRİZM ÇALIŞMALARINDA KARMA YÖNTEMİN ÖNEMİ

Abstract

Bu araştırma, terörizm çalışmalarında karma yöntemlerin öneminin sistematik bir incelemesini sunmaktadır. Araştırmada, karma yöntemlerin terörizm araştırmalarının ilerlemesinde önemli bir rol oynadığı, karma yöntem ile araştırmacının aynı analiz içerisinde nitel ve nicel yöntemleri kullanarak, her iki metodolojiyi birleştirdiği ve sonuçlarını yararlı bir çözüme dönüştürebildiği savunulmaktadır. Bu argümanı savunmak maksadıyla; iki veri seti hazırlanmış ve nicel yöntem ile analiz edilmiştir. İlave olarak, ilk analiz sonucunda ortaya çıkan ve diğer örneklerden farklılık gösteren Japonya ve Kore örneklerine odaklanılarak ikinci bir nicel analiz yapılmıştır. Kore ve Japonya örneklerine odaklanan bu analizle, terörizm çalışmaları için tek başına nicel analizin neden yetersiz olduğunu gösterilmiştir. Daha sonra bu araştırmanın ana sonuçlarını tartışılmış ve terörizm çalışmalarında karma yöntem yaklaşımının neden gerekli olduğunu anlatılmıştır.

Keywords

• Karma Yöntem
• Terörizm Çalışmaları
• Nitel Yöntem
• Nicel Yöntem

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