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9780230361775

Mixed Methods in Comparative Politics Principles and Applications

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    9780230361775

  • ISBN10:

    0230361773

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-10-30
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

This book approaches current controversies concerning qualitative and quantitative procedures in the social sciences and incorporates new methods showing how they can supplement each other. It is based on a comprehensive international research project that readers can apply to their findings through the data set provided on the author's home page.

Author Biography

DIRK BERG-SCHLOSSER is Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Political Science, Philipps University, Germany. He was Chair of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) 2003-2006 and Vice-President of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) 2006-2009. His previous publications include The Conditions of Democracy in Europe 1919-39: Systematic Case Studies and Authoritarianism and Democracy in Europe, 1919-39: Comparative Analyses.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The State of the Art of Existing Research
A Case Study: Belgium
Testing Major Hypotheses
Comparative Research Designs
Model Specification and Operationalization
Establishing Similarities and Dissimilarities of Political Systems
Systematic Matching and Contrasting of Cases
Reduction of Complexity
Cross-Sectional Analysis
Longitudinal Analysis
Conclusions and Perspectives
Bibliography
Appendix: List and Sources of Variables

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