Offering students and researchers in the behavioural and social sciences a brief and accessible introduction to the comparative method, it is ideal for students of public administration, policy, sociology, political science, social psychology, and international relations. It provides readers with basic guidelines for comparative research by addressing all key methodological issues.

Comparative Analysis With Boolean Algebra

This chapter is divided into three main parts. First, the five methods for testing single factors as sufficient and/or necessary conditions are presented. These are based on the Methods of Agreement and Difference, and on the Joint Method (or Indirect Method). Second, combinatorial methods are ...

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