The Comparative Method

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The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies Contents Preface and Overview Acknowledgments Introduction to the 2014 Edition ORIGINS OF THE APPROACH A NEW APPROACH TO SOCIAL RESEARCH LOOKING AHEAD NOTES 1. The Distinctiveness of Comparative Social Science THE BOUNDARIES AND GOALS OF COMPARATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE A NOTE OF CAUTION ON UNITS OF ANALYSIS METHODOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES ENTER THE COMPARATIVE METHOD THE LOGIC OF THE COMPARATIVE METHOD THE QUALITATIVE/QUANTITATIVE SPLIT IN COMPARATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE LOOKING AHEAD 2. Heterogeneity and Causal Complexity INTERESTS, SIMPLICITY, AND COMPLEXITY CAUSAL COMPLEXITY THE ANALYSIS OF CAUSAL COMPLEXITY CURRENT ALTERNATIVES TO EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN 3. Case-Oriented Comparative Methods MILL'S METHOD OF AGREEMENT MILL'S INDIRECT METHOD OF DIFFERENCE MULTIPLE AND CONJUNCTURAL CAUSATION IN CASE-ORIENTED RESEARCH CASE-ORIENTED METHODS IN PRACTICE THE LIMITS OF CASE-ORIENTED INQUIRY SUMMARY OF THE CASE-ORIENTED STRATEGY 4. The Variable-Oriented Approach THE GOALS OF VARIABLE-ORIENTED COMPARATIVE RESEARCH ELEMENTS OF THEORY TESTING I VARIABLE-ORIENTED RESEARCH APPLICATION OF QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES TO CROSS-NATIONAL DATA PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICAL CONTROL IN CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH STATISTICAL VERSUS EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL RESPONSES TO CRITICISMS OF STATISTICAL CONTROL CONCLUSION: THE DIALOGUE OF IDEAS AND EVIDENCE IN VARIABLE-ORIENTED RESEARCH 5. Combined Versus Synthetic Comparative Strategies THE VALUE OF COMBINED AND SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES THREE COMBINED STRATEGIES COMBINED STRATEGIES AND THE RELATION BETWEEN GOALS AND METHODS ELEMENTS OF A SYNTHETIC STRATEGY 6. A Boolean Approach to Qualitative Comparison: Basic Concepts BASIC FEATURES OF BOOLEAN ALGEBRA SUMMARY 7. Extensions of Boolean Methods of Qualitative Comparison THE PROBLEM OF LIMITED DIVERSITY THE PROBLEM OF CONTRADICTIONS EVALUATING THEORETICAL ARGUMENTS THE BOOLEAN APPROACH AS A MIDDLE ROAD A NOTE ON IMPLEMENTING BOOLEAN ALGORITHMS 8. Applications of Boolean Methods of Qualitative Comparison APPLICATION TO NATION BUILDING: A REANALYSIS OF ROKKAN (1970) APPLICATION TO THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SUBNATIONS APPLICATION TO EMPIRICAL TYPOLOGIES OF ORGANIZATIONS LIMITATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER 9. The Dialogue of Ideas and Evidence in Social Research IDEAS AND EVIDENCE IN VARIABLE-ORIENTED AND CASE-ORIENTED RESEARCH IDEAS AND EVIDENCE IN QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE RESEARCH BOOLEAN ANALYSIS AS A CORRECTIVE Bibliography Index