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240 Pages

Benot Rihoux Universit catholique de Louvain

Charles C. Ragin University of California, Irvine

Paperback 08-14-2008 ISBN: 9781412942355 $50.00

Configurational Comparative Methodspaves the way for an innovative approach to empirical scientific work through astrategy 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 mainstreamqualitative and quantitative methods find difficult to address. Benot Rihoux and Charles C. Ragin, along with theircontributing authors, offer both a basic, comparative research design overview and a technical and hands-on review ofCrisp-Set QCA (csQCA), Multi-Value QCA (mvQCA), and Fuzzy-Set QCA (fsQCA).

Key FeaturesDiscusses existing applications in many different fields and disciplines along with state-of-the-art coverage of thestrengths and limitations of these techniques

Demonstrates further inventive ways of using QCA techniquesProvides advice on how to develop a comparative research design (case and variable selection) as well as a specifictechnique called MSDO/MDSO (most similar, different outcome/most different, same outcome).

Shows how to perform the technical operations linked to three specific QCA techniques: csQCA, mvQCA, and fsQCAIncludes a glossary, an extensive bibliography, and a detailed list of good practices at every stage of the researchprocess

Intended Audience

A must for any student or researcher who wants to engage in systematic cross-case comparison in the social and behaviorsciences, the book is ideal for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level social science research methodscourses.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION Benot Rihoux and Charles Ragin

1. Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as an Approach Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Gisle De Meur,Benot Rihoux & Charles Ragin

2. Comparative Research Design: Case and Variable Selection Dirk Berg-Schlosser & Gisle De Meur

3. Crisp-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (CSQCA) Benot Rihoux & Gisle De Meur

Configurational Comparative MethodsQualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Related Techniques

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4. Multi-Value QCA (MVQCA) Lasse Cronqvist & Dirk Berg-Schlosser

5. Qualitative Comparative Analysis Using Fuzzy Sets (FSQCA) Charles C. Ragin

6. A Commented Review of Applications Sakura Yamasaki & Benot Rihoux

7. Addressing the Critiques of QCA Gisle De Meur, Benot Rihoux & SakuraYamasaki

8. Conclusions - The Way(s) Ahead Benot Rihoux, Charles Ragin and SakurYamasaki

FURTHER RESOURCES FOR CONFIGURATIONAL COMPARATIVEMETHODS

Damien Bol and Sakura Yamasaki

GLOSSARY Sakura Yamasaki, Benot Rihoux, GisleDe Meur and Charles C. Ragin

THEMATIC AND AUTHOR INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

A Commented Review of Applications Sakura Yamasaki, Benot Rihoux

Addressing the Critiques of QCA Gisele De Meur, Benot Rihoux, SakuraYamasaki

Comparative Research Design: Case and Variable Selection Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Gisele De Meur

Conclusions - The Way(s) Ahead Benot Rihoux, Charles Ragin, SakuraYamasaki, Damien Bol

Crisp-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis Benot Rihoux, Gisele De Meur

Multi-Value QCA (mvQCA) Lasse Cronqvist, Dirk Berg-Schlosser

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as an Approach Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Gisele De Meur,Benot Rihoux, Charles Ragin

FEATURES/NEW TO THIS EDITIONComparative Methodscontinues to pave the way for a new approach to empirical social scientific work - i.e. a new,distinctive way to envisage the dialogue between ideas and evidence. The ambition of this approach is to develop a"synthetic strategy" that integrates some key strengths of both the "qualitative" (case-oriented) and "quantitative" (variable-oriented) approaches. The approach is also specifically suited for "small N" or "intermediate N" research situations, whichboth mainstream qualitative and quantitative methods find difficult to address. The text itself is broadly appealing at a two-tlevel: the first offers a basic, comparative research design overview; the second provides a more technical review of QCA,MVQCA, and fuzzy sets.

Configurational Comparative MethodsQualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Related Techniques

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