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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.
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as an Approach
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as an Approach
Goals of This Chapter
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Locate QCA as an approach and grasp its key epistemological foundations
- Understand how and why QCA is “case oriented” and how one should use QCA to engage in a dialogue between cases and theories
- Understand the specific conception of causality conveyed in QCA—multiple conjunctural causation— and its ...
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