Configurational Comparative Methods
Book (italiano):
<p><b>Configurational Comparative Methods</b> paves the way for an innovative approach to empirical scientific work through a strategy that integrates key strengths of both qualitative (case-oriented) and quantitative (variable-oriented) approaches. This first-of-its-kind text is ideally suited for "small-N" or "intermediate-N" research situations, which both mainstream qualitative and quantitative methods find difficult to address. Benoît Rihoux and Charles C. Ragin, along with their contributing authors, offer both a basic, comparative research design overview and a technical and hands-on review of Crisp-Set QCA (csQCA), Multi-Value QCA (mvQCA), and Fuzzy-Set QCA (fsQCA).</p><p></p><p><b>Key Features</b></p><p></p><ul><li>Discusses existing applications in many different fields and disciplines along with state-of-the-art coverage of the strengths and limitations of these techniques</li><li>Demonstrates further inventive ways of using QCA techniques</li><li>Provides advice on how to develop a comparative research design (case and variable selection) as well as a specific technique called MSDO/MDSO (most similar, different outcome/most different, same outcome).</li><li>Shows how to perform the technical operations linked to three specific QCA techniques: csQCA, mvQCA, and fsQCA</li><li>Includes a glossary, an extensive bibliography, and a detailed list of good practices at every stage of the research process</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Intended Audience</b></p><p></p><p>A must for any student or researcher who wants to engage in systematic cross-case comparison in the social and behavioral sciences, the book is ideal for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level social science research methods courses.</p><p></p>
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