Even honest research results can flip - a new approach to assessing robustness in the social sciences

Ganslmeier, Michael and Vlandas, Tim (2025) Even honest research results can flip - a new approach to assessing robustness in the social sciences. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (14 Aug 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

When academic studies get things wrong, it is often blamed on misconduct and fraud. Yet as Michael Ganslmeier and Tim Vlandas argue, even good-faith research, conducted using standard methods and transparent data, can produce contradictory conclusions.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Methodology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) Q Science > Q Science (General)
Date Deposited:	05 Sep 2025 09:30
Last Modified:	17 Sep 2025 13:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129386

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