The article discusses how researchers use textual analysis to gather information in political research. Textual analysis is a popular method in social sciences, especially in Politics and International Relations. Two main types of textual analysis are discourse analysis and content analysis. Researchers use documents, archives, and historical writing as data. Discourse analysis focuses on language and communication, while content analysis looks at the substance of texts. There are differences between qualitative and quantitative content analysis. Both methods involve specific procedures for analyzing data.