A Practical Guide to the Comparative Case Study Method in Political
Comparative Case Study 371 numerous writings on the case study and comparative case study methods. We are not intending to provide an array of novel reasons to use the case study method. Rather, we are attempting to integrate observations regarding this method into a coherent program for its use in a research effort, with particular attention ...
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'core subject' that enables us to study the relationship between 'politics and society' in a CONTENTS 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Comparative Research and case selection 2.3 The Use of Comparative analysis in political science: relating politics, polity and policy to society 2.4 End matter - Exercises & Questions - Further Reading
(PDF) Comparative Case Studies: An Innovative Approach
The ap proach engages two logics of co mparison: first, the more common compare and contrast; and second, a "tracing ac ross" sites or scales. As we explicate our approach, we also contrast it ...
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Democratization and Research Methods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Drozdova, Katya, and Kurt Taylor Gaubatz. 2014. "Reducing Uncertainty: Information Analysis for Comparative Case Studies." International Studies Quarterly. 58 (3):633-45. Dunning, Thad. 2012. Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences: A Design-Based Approach.
case selection and the comparative method: introducing the case
In his seminal article on the comparative method, Arend Lijphart identifies and discusses four challenges in the application of the comparative method to the study of politics.First, he critiques the discipline for limited methodological awareness. Second, he points out that it is difficult to identify cases that are perfectly similar or dissimilar, which makes it problematic to apply Mill's ...
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the experimental, statistical, and case-study methods. The result has been an intellectual cross-fertilization of great benefit to the comparative method. Figure 2 provides an overview of these innovations. Innovations in the Comparative Method Innovations in the comparative method can be discussed in terms of the issues introduced above, encom-
Comparative Case Studies: Methodological Discussion
In the past, comparativists have oftentimes regarded case study research as an alternative to comparative studies proper. At the risk of oversimplification: methodological choices in comparative and international education (CIE) research, from the 1960s onwards, have fallen primarily on either single country (small n) contextualized comparison, or on cross-national (usually large n, variable ...
Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method
This paper is a systematic analysis of the comparative method. Its emphasis is on both the limitations of the method and the ways in which, despite these limitations, it can be used to maximum advantage. The comparative method is defined and analyzed in terms of its similarities and differences vis-à-vis the experimental and statistical methods.
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among variables. Comparative methods, then, may be used for both theory develop-ment and hypothesis testing. With a moder-ate number of cases (usually around 5-50), it becomes possible to examine cross-case patterns while still attending to the details of each case. In comparative research, theory development and hypothesis testing interact ...
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This article illustrates single case meth-. ods as well as the comparative method of difference and concludes with an. evaluation of these research designs.1 Case studies have been used to develop and critique diverse theories ranging. from dependency2 to international power3 to market liberalism4 to domestic.
2.3: Case Selection (Or, How to Use Cases in Your Comparative Analysis
Types of Case Studies: Descriptive vs. Causal. There are a number of different ways to categorize case studies. One of the most recent ways is through John Gerring. He wrote two editions on case study research (2017) where he posits that the central question posed by the researcher will dictate the aim of the case study.
Evaluating Research Methods of Comparative Politics
The case study method is also considered intensive rather than extensive, as it tends to offer a great deal of in-depth analysis of a single unit at the expense of breadth analysis. ... As with the case study method, there are numerous advantages to using small-N research designs - often called the comparative method - in comparative ...
Methods in Comparative Politics
The methodological debate on whether the case study is a viable method of research has led to an elaborate discussion. To illustrate the utility of case studies (small-N studies), scholars often compare it with the large-N method. ... Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method(s). American Political Science Review 65(3): 682-693. Article ...
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Comparative Political Studies DOI: 10.1177/0010414006296346 ... methods have been important in IR research is that case study methods, ... emphasize the advantages of multimethod research, whether ...
Comparative Research Methods
Comparative Case Study Analysis. Mono-national case studies can contribute to comparative research if they are composed with a larger framework in mind and follow the Method of Structured, Focused Comparison (George & Bennett, 2005). For case studies to contribute to cumulative development of knowledge and theory they must all explore the same ...
2.2: Four Approaches to Research
Comparative methods involve "the analysis of a small number of cases, entailing at least two observations". In other words, the comparative method involves more than a case study, or single-N research (discussed in detail below), but less than a statistical analysis, or large-N study.
Case Study Methods : Design , Use , and Comparative Advantages
There is a growing consensus among social scientists that research programs advance more effectively through the iterative or collaborative use of different research methods than through the use of any one method alone. Making the most of the synergies among research methods requires an understanding of the relative comparative advantages, trade-offs, and limitations of each method and an ...
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This paper is a systematic analysis of the comparative method, and it is argued that the case study method is closely related to theComparison method. This paper is a systematic analysis of the comparative method. Its emphasis is on both the limitations of the method and the ways in which, despite these limitations, it can be used to maximum advantage. The comparative method is defined and ...
2.3: Case Selection (Or, How to Use Cases in Your Comparative Analysis)
Incorrect or biased inferences are less of a worry when we have 1,500 cases versus 15 cases. In small -N research, case selection simply matters much more. According to Blatter and Haverland (2012), "case studies are 'case-centered', whereas large-N studies are 'variable-centered'". In large-N studies, the concern is with ...
Nested Analysis as a Mixed-Method Strategy for Comparative Research
Despite repeated calls for the use of "mixed methods" in comparative analysis, political scientists have few systematic guides for carrying out such work. This paper details a unified approach which joins intensive case-study analysis with statistical analysis.
Comparative Politics: Method and Research
November 5, 2019. The study of comparative politics has been primarily concerned thus far with the formal institutions of foreign governments, particularly of Western Europe. In this sense it has been not only limited but also primarily descriptive and formalistic. Its place in the field of political science has been ill-defined.
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1971 Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method 691. policies and also resembled each other in per- an important contribution to the establishment sonal qualities. He terms the method that he of general propositions and thus to theory- uses in his analysis the method of "quantitative building in political science.
Comparative Method As the Flagship of Political Science Research Methods
The multitude of methods used in political psychology offers a variety of options for those interested in conducting research in political science. This article explains the basic structure of ...
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Comparative Case Study 371 numerous writings on the case study and comparative case study methods. We are not intending to provide an array of novel reasons to use the case study method. Rather, we are attempting to integrate observations regarding this method into a coherent program for its use in a research effort, with particular attention ...
'core subject' that enables us to study the relationship between 'politics and society' in a CONTENTS 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Comparative Research and case selection 2.3 The Use of Comparative analysis in political science: relating politics, polity and policy to society 2.4 End matter - Exercises & Questions - Further Reading
The ap proach engages two logics of co mparison: first, the more common compare and contrast; and second, a "tracing ac ross" sites or scales. As we explicate our approach, we also contrast it ...
Democratization and Research Methods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Drozdova, Katya, and Kurt Taylor Gaubatz. 2014. "Reducing Uncertainty: Information Analysis for Comparative Case Studies." International Studies Quarterly. 58 (3):633-45. Dunning, Thad. 2012. Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences: A Design-Based Approach.
In his seminal article on the comparative method, Arend Lijphart identifies and discusses four challenges in the application of the comparative method to the study of politics.First, he critiques the discipline for limited methodological awareness. Second, he points out that it is difficult to identify cases that are perfectly similar or dissimilar, which makes it problematic to apply Mill's ...
the experimental, statistical, and case-study methods. The result has been an intellectual cross-fertilization of great benefit to the comparative method. Figure 2 provides an overview of these innovations. Innovations in the Comparative Method Innovations in the comparative method can be discussed in terms of the issues introduced above, encom-
In the past, comparativists have oftentimes regarded case study research as an alternative to comparative studies proper. At the risk of oversimplification: methodological choices in comparative and international education (CIE) research, from the 1960s onwards, have fallen primarily on either single country (small n) contextualized comparison, or on cross-national (usually large n, variable ...
This paper is a systematic analysis of the comparative method. Its emphasis is on both the limitations of the method and the ways in which, despite these limitations, it can be used to maximum advantage. The comparative method is defined and analyzed in terms of its similarities and differences vis-à-vis the experimental and statistical methods.
among variables. Comparative methods, then, may be used for both theory develop-ment and hypothesis testing. With a moder-ate number of cases (usually around 5-50), it becomes possible to examine cross-case patterns while still attending to the details of each case. In comparative research, theory development and hypothesis testing interact ...
This article illustrates single case meth-. ods as well as the comparative method of difference and concludes with an. evaluation of these research designs.1 Case studies have been used to develop and critique diverse theories ranging. from dependency2 to international power3 to market liberalism4 to domestic.
Types of Case Studies: Descriptive vs. Causal. There are a number of different ways to categorize case studies. One of the most recent ways is through John Gerring. He wrote two editions on case study research (2017) where he posits that the central question posed by the researcher will dictate the aim of the case study.
The case study method is also considered intensive rather than extensive, as it tends to offer a great deal of in-depth analysis of a single unit at the expense of breadth analysis. ... As with the case study method, there are numerous advantages to using small-N research designs - often called the comparative method - in comparative ...
The methodological debate on whether the case study is a viable method of research has led to an elaborate discussion. To illustrate the utility of case studies (small-N studies), scholars often compare it with the large-N method. ... Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method(s). American Political Science Review 65(3): 682-693. Article ...
Comparative Political Studies DOI: 10.1177/0010414006296346 ... methods have been important in IR research is that case study methods, ... emphasize the advantages of multimethod research, whether ...
Comparative Case Study Analysis. Mono-national case studies can contribute to comparative research if they are composed with a larger framework in mind and follow the Method of Structured, Focused Comparison (George & Bennett, 2005). For case studies to contribute to cumulative development of knowledge and theory they must all explore the same ...
Comparative methods involve "the analysis of a small number of cases, entailing at least two observations". In other words, the comparative method involves more than a case study, or single-N research (discussed in detail below), but less than a statistical analysis, or large-N study.
There is a growing consensus among social scientists that research programs advance more effectively through the iterative or collaborative use of different research methods than through the use of any one method alone. Making the most of the synergies among research methods requires an understanding of the relative comparative advantages, trade-offs, and limitations of each method and an ...
This paper is a systematic analysis of the comparative method, and it is argued that the case study method is closely related to theComparison method. This paper is a systematic analysis of the comparative method. Its emphasis is on both the limitations of the method and the ways in which, despite these limitations, it can be used to maximum advantage. The comparative method is defined and ...
Incorrect or biased inferences are less of a worry when we have 1,500 cases versus 15 cases. In small -N research, case selection simply matters much more. According to Blatter and Haverland (2012), "case studies are 'case-centered', whereas large-N studies are 'variable-centered'". In large-N studies, the concern is with ...
Despite repeated calls for the use of "mixed methods" in comparative analysis, political scientists have few systematic guides for carrying out such work. This paper details a unified approach which joins intensive case-study analysis with statistical analysis.
November 5, 2019. The study of comparative politics has been primarily concerned thus far with the formal institutions of foreign governments, particularly of Western Europe. In this sense it has been not only limited but also primarily descriptive and formalistic. Its place in the field of political science has been ill-defined.
1971 Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method 691. policies and also resembled each other in per- an important contribution to the establishment sonal qualities. He terms the method that he of general propositions and thus to theory- uses in his analysis the method of "quantitative building in political science.
The multitude of methods used in political psychology offers a variety of options for those interested in conducting research in political science. This article explains the basic structure of ...