Read the following description of a historical even and design an appropriate research design based on what is provided to you in the scenario:
"In the recent Palestinian elections, the previously ruling Fatah party lost power in the Palestinian government to the Hamas party. Let's assume that as a result of President Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq, U.S. international relations have been harmed and are in need of repair. Therefore, President Bush decides to gather information from various countries in order to determine their attitudes on dealing with the new Hamas lead government of Palestine before making any policy decisions. He commissions you (a recent PhD. graduate in international relations at Harvard) to provide information as to the attitudes of other foreign countries towards the new Hamas lead Palestinian government. Your first task is to develop a research design before conduction this research."
1. Inductive or Deductive logic: Which logical explanation would you seek and how does your research design achieve it?
2. Qualitative or Quantitative method: Which is most appropriate, why, how does your design achieve this characteristic?
3. Research Design Type (survey, secondary analysis, field research, content analysis, experiment): Which one is most appropriate, why, how does your design achieve this characteristic?
4. Variables: According to the scenario, what is your dependent variable? What is your independent variable? What are some other variables you would want to consider?