This special issue examines innovative methods in three areas of protest studies: (1) survey methodology and scaling, (2) the development and assessment of political event data, and (3) methods of contextual analysis. The articles provide new techniques and general methodologies for improving the quality of data that we have about protest, especially in the comparative study of protest.

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抗议研究的创新方法：编者引言

本期特刊探讨了抗议研究三个领域的创新方法：(1) 调查方法和规模，(2) 政治事件数据的开发和评估，以及 (3) 背景分析方法。这些文章提供了新的技术和一般方法来提高我们关于抗议的数据质量，特别是在抗议的比较研究中。