Comparative Methods In The Social Sciences

Author : Neil J. Smelser
Publisher : Quid Pro Books
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781610271776

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Comparative Methods in the Social Sciences by Neil J. Smelser Pdf

Even after teaching generations of social scientists, Neil Smelser's classic book remains the most definitive statement of methodological issues for all comparative scholars and in political science, anthropology, sociology, economics and psychology. Such issues are timeless and therefore Smelser's lucid analysis remains timely and relevant. Smelser posits a methodological continuity between the comparative studies of past masters and the more recent flow of contemporary comparative work. To that end, he takes a pragmatic, critical look at the classic studies of Alexis de Tocqueville, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber. His analyses respect the historical specifics and contexts of their work, but at the same time raise general issues such as cross-unit comparability, empirical representation of theoretical concepts and measures, and historical causality. The book also deals with the ongoing flows of comparative study in the social sciences, which, while methodologically more self-conscious than past work, nevertheless face a common set of issues, including causation and classification. The book's unique clarity makes it particularly useful for working scholars as well as students fighting their way through the methodological thickets of comparative studies.

Author : Adams, Maurice,Van Hoecke, Mark
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781802201468

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Comparative Methods in Law, Humanities and Social Sciences by Adams, Maurice,Van Hoecke, Mark Pdf

This cutting-edge book facilitates debate amongst scholars in law, humanities and social sciences, where comparative methodology is far less well anchored in most areas compared to other research methods. It posits that these are disciplines in which comparative research is not simply a bonus, but is of the essence.

Author : Alan Sica
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-02-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : PSU:000058143162

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Comparative Methods in the Social Sciences by Alan Sica Pdf

Comparative research methods are central to sociology and its associated disciplines. This four-volume set brings together 77 articles and book chapters from key sources, spanning the history of comparative analysis in the social sciences, from ancient to modern works. The selections cover not only explanations of how to carry out comparative analysis in a reliable and creative way, but also exhaustively explore the fields of sociology, political science, anthropology and education. VOLUME ONE: Foundations and Early Exemplars VOLUME TWO: The Logic of Comparative Methods VOLUME THREE: Data (Sources and Problems) and Contemporary Exemplars VOLUME FOUR: Qualitative and Quantitative Research: Problems and Prospects

Author : Ivan Vallier
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520306936

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Comparative Methods in Sociology by Ivan Vallier Pdf

The essays in this volume are intended to help social scientists do better comparative research and thereby to improve our possibilities for creating more satisfactory explanations or theories. These broad aims are advanced throughout the book in serval ways: (1) by an identification and assessment of the methodological strategies of exceptionally important comparativists, past and present; (2) by an explication and refinement of logics of procedure that are central to many types of comparative research; (3) by a presentation of new research models that link or bridge heretofore separate lines of comparative inquiry; and (4) by the definition of methodological criteria by which theories and conceptual frameworks can be more fruitfully related to and qualified by comparative studies. Specific problems such as comparability, causal inference, conceptualization, measurement, and sampling are addressed in various sections of particular essays. --From the Preface This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.

Author : Donatella Della Porta,Michael Keating
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139474597

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Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences by Donatella Della Porta,Michael Keating Pdf

A revolutionary textbook introducing masters and doctoral students to the major research approaches and methodologies in the social sciences. Written by an outstanding set of scholars, and derived from successful course teaching, this volume will empower students to choose their own approach to research, to justify this approach, and to situate it within the discipline. It addresses questions of ontology, epistemology and philosophy of social science, and proceeds to issues of methodology and research design essential for producing a good research proposal. It also introduces researchers to the main issues of debate and contention in the methodology of social sciences, identifying commonalities, historic continuities and genuine differences.

Author : Matthew Lange
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446291283

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Comparative-Historical Methods by Matthew Lange Pdf

This bright, engaging title provides a thorough and integrated review of comparative-historical methods. It sets out an intellectual history of comparative-historical analysis and presents the main methodological techniques employed by researchers, including: - comparative-historical analysis, - case-based methods, - comparative methods - data, case selection and theory. Matthew Lange has written a fresh, easy to follow introduction which showcases classic analyses, offers clear methodological examples and describes major methodological debates. It is a comprehensive, grounded book which understands the learning and research needs of students and researchers.

Author : Charles C. Ragin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520957350

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The Comparative Method by Charles C. Ragin Pdf

Charles C. Ragin’s The Comparative Method proposes a synthetic strategy, based on an application of Boolean algebra, that combines the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative sociology. Elegantly accessible and germane to the work of all the social sciences, and now updated with a new introduction, this book will continue to garner interest, debate, and praise.

Author : Paul Pennings,Hans Keman,Jan Kleinnijenhuis
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781446226902

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Doing Research in Political Science by Paul Pennings,Hans Keman,Jan Kleinnijenhuis Pdf

This is an immensely helpful book for students starting their own research... an excellent introduction to the comparative method giving an authoritative overview over the research process - Klaus Armingeon, University of Bern Doing Research in Political Science is the book for mastering the comparative method in all the social sciences - Jan-Erik Lane, University of Geneva This book has established itself as a concise and well-readable text on comparative methods and statistics in political science I...strongly recommend it. - Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Philipps-University Marburg This thoroughly revised edition of the popular textbook offers an accessible but comprehensive introduction to comparative research methods and statistics for students of political science. Clearly organized around three parts, the text introduces the main theories and methodologies used in the discipline. Part 1 frames the comparative approach within the methodological framework of the political and social sciences. Part 2 introduces basic descriptive and inferential statistical methods as well as more advanced multivariate methods used in quantitative political analysis. Part 3 applies the methods and techniques of Parts 1 & 2 to research questions drawn from contemporary themes and issues in political science. Incorporating practice exercises, ideas for further reading and summary questions throughout, Doing Research in Political Science provides an invaluable step-by-step guide for students and researchers in political science, comparative politics and empirical political analysis.

Author : James Mahoney,Dietrich Rueschemeyer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003-02-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107717558

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Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences by James Mahoney,Dietrich Rueschemeyer Pdf

This book systematically investigates the past accomplishments and future agendas of contemporary comparative-historical analysis. Its core essays explore three major issues: the accumulation of knowledge in the field over the past three decades, the analytic tools used to study temporal process and historical patterns, and the methodologies available for making inferences and for building theories. The introductory and concluding essays situate the field as a whole by comparing it to alternative approaches within the social sciences. Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences will serve as an invaluable resource for scholars in the field, and it will represent a challenge to many other social scientists - especially those who have raised skeptical concerns about comparative-historical analysis in the past.

Author : Netherlands. Nationale UNESCO-Commissie
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Social sciences
ISBN : UCAL:B3512223

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Problems in International Comparative Research in the Social Sciences by Netherlands. Nationale UNESCO-Commissie Pdf

Author : Benoît Rihoux,Charles C. Ragin
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781412942355

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Configurational Comparative Methods by Benoît Rihoux,Charles C. Ragin Pdf

This new addition to the Applied Social Research Methods series is unrivalled, it is written by leaders in the growing field of rigorous, comparative techniques.

Author : Paul Pennings,Hans Keman,Jan Kleinnijenhuis
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1412903777

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Doing Research in Political Science by Paul Pennings,Hans Keman,Jan Kleinnijenhuis Pdf

This is an immensely helpful book for students starting their own research... an excellent introduction to the comparative method giving an authoritative overview over the research process - Klaus Armingeon, University of Bern Doing Research in Political Science is the book for mastering the comparative method in all the social sciences - Jan-Erik Lane, University of Geneva This book has established itself as a concise and well-readable text on comparative methods and statistics in political science I...strongly recommend it. - Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Philipps-University Marburg This thoroughly revised edition of the popular textbook offers an accessible but comprehensive introduction to comparative research methods and statistics for students of political science. Clearly organized around three parts, the text introduces the main theories and methodologies used in the discipline. Part 1 frames the comparative approach within the methodological framework of the political and social sciences. Part 2 introduces basic descriptive and inferential statistical methods as well as more advanced multivariate methods used in quantitative political analysis. Part 3 applies the methods and techniques of Parts 1 & 2 to research questions drawn from contemporary themes and issues in political science. Incorporating practice exercises, ideas for further reading and summary questions throughout, Doing Research in Political Science provides an invaluable step-by-step guide for students and researchers in political science, comparative politics and empirical political analysis.

Author : Benoit Rihoux,Heike Grimm
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780387288291

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Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis by Benoit Rihoux,Heike Grimm Pdf

Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis aims to provide a decisive push to the further development and application of innovative and specific comparative methods for the improvement of policy analysis. To take on this challenge, this volume brings together methodologists and specialists from a broad range of social scientific disciplines and policy fields. The work further develops methods for systematic comparative cases analysis in a small-N research design, with a key emphasis laid on policy-oriented applications. Innovative Comparative Methods for Policy Analysis is clearly both a social scientific and policy-driven endeavor; on the one hand, the book engages in an effort to further improve social scientific methods, but on the other hand this effort also intends to provide useful, applied tools for policy analysts and the "policy community" alike. Though quite a variety of methods and techniques are touched upon in this volume, its focus is mainly laid on two recently developed research methods/techniques which enable researchers to systematically compare a limited number of cases; Qualitative Comparative Analysis(QCA) and Fuzzy-Sets (FS).

Author : Donald P. Warwick,Samuel Osherson
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39015001649626

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Comparative Research Methods by Donald P. Warwick,Samuel Osherson Pdf

Author : Carsten Q. Schneider,Claudius Wagemann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139560610

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Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences by Carsten Q. Schneider,Claudius Wagemann Pdf

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and other set-theoretic methods distinguish themselves from other approaches to the study of social phenomena by using sets and the search for set relations. In virtually all social science fields, statements about social phenomena can be framed in terms of set relations, and using set-theoretic methods to investigate these statements is therefore highly valuable. This book guides readers through the basic principles of set theory and then on to the applied practices of QCA. It provides a thorough understanding of basic and advanced issues in set-theoretic methods together with tricks of the trade, software handling and exercises. Most arguments are introduced using examples from existing research. The use of QCA is increasing rapidly and the application of set-theory is both fruitful and still widely misunderstood in current empirical comparative social research. This book provides the comprehensive guide to these methods for researchers across the social sciences.