Case studies and theory development in the social sciences / Alexandedr L. George and Andrew Bennett
- Bib ID:
- 3486949
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- George, Alexander L
- Description:
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- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2005
- xv, 331 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0262072572
- 0262572222
- Series:
- BCSIA studies in international security.
- Summary:
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"The use of case studies to build and test theories in political science and the other social sciences has increased in recent years. Many scholars have argued that the social sciences rely too heavily on quantitative research and formal models and thus have attempted to develop and refine rigorous methods for using case studies. This text presents a comprehensive analysis of research methods using case studies and examines the place of case studies in social science methodology. It argues that case studies, statistical methods, and formal models are complementary rather than competitive." "Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences will be useful to graduate students and scholars in social science methodology and the philosophy of science, as well as to those designing new research projects, and will contribute greatly to the broader debate about scientific methods."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Ch. 1. Case studies and theory development
- Ch. 2. Case study methods and research on the interdemocratic peace
- Ch. 3. The method of structured, focused comparison
- Ch. 4. Phase one : designing case study research
- Ch. 5. Phase two : carrying out the case studies
- Ch. 6. Phase three : drawing the implications of case findings for theory
- Ch. 7. Case studies and the philosophy of science
- Ch. 8. Comparative methods : controlled comparison and within-case analysis
- Ch. 9. The congruence method
- Ch. 10. Process-tracing and historical explanation
- Ch. 11. Integrating comparative and within-case analysis : typological theory
- Ch. 12. Case studies and policy-relevant theory
- App. Studies that illustrate research design.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bennett, Andrew
- Copyright:
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