original_query: What are the research strategies used in the field of election campaign communication research?
query: What are the research strategies used in the field of election campaign communication research?
answer: Research strategies in election campaign communication research involve decisions about the objective, scope, sampling, and methodology.  Objectives range from understanding campaign organization and media coverage to analyzing cross-national campaign practices.  Scope includes party-controlled and uncontrolled communication channels. Sampling can be single-country or comparative (spatial or temporal). Methods include content analysis, surveys, experimental analysis, and network analysis.