Bennett, A. and Elman, C. (2006) Qualitative Research: Recent Developments in Case Study Methods. Annual Review Political Science, 9. pp. 455-476.
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Abstract
This article surveys the extensive new literature that has brought about a renaissance of qualitative methods in political science over the past decade. It reviews this literature’s focus on causal mechanisms and its emphasis on process tracing, a key form of within-case analysis, and it discusses the ways in which case-selection criteria in qualitative research differ from those in statistical research. Next, the article assesses how process tracing and typological theorizing help address forms of complexity, such as path dependence and interaction effects. The article then addresses the method of fuzzy-set analysis. The article concludes with a call for greater attention to means of combining alternative methodological approaches in research projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | process tracing, selection bias, path dependence, typologies, fuzzy set |
| Author Affiliation: | Georgetown University(Washington) |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2011 10:04 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2011 10:04 |
| Official URL: | http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annur... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/2858 |
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