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Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis
James Mahoney
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Description for Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis
Paperback. This book situates comparative-historical analysis within contemporary debates in political science and explores the latest theoretical and conceptual advances. Editor(s): Mahoney, James; Thelen, Kathleen. Series: Strategies for Social Inquiry. Num Pages: 322 pages, 3 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 249 x 16. Weight in Grams: 654.
Against the backdrop of an explosion of interest in new techniques for data collection and theory testing, this volume provides a fresh programmatic statement about comparative-historical analysis. It examines the advances and distinctive contributions that CHA has made to theory generation and the explanation of large-scale outcomes that newer approaches often regard as empirically intractable. An introductory essay locates the sources of CHA's enduring influence in core characteristics that distinguish this approach, such as its attention to process and its commitment to empirically grounded, deep case-based research. Subsequent chapters explore broad research programs inspired by CHA work, new analytic tools ... Read more
Against the backdrop of an explosion of interest in new techniques for data collection and theory testing, this volume provides a fresh programmatic statement about comparative-historical analysis. It examines the advances and distinctive contributions that CHA has made to theory generation and the explanation of large-scale outcomes that newer approaches often regard as empirically intractable. An introductory essay locates the sources of CHA's enduring influence in core characteristics that distinguish this approach, such as its attention to process and its commitment to empirically grounded, deep case-based research. Subsequent chapters explore broad research programs inspired by CHA work, new analytic tools ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Strategies for Social Inquiry
Condition
New
Weight
671g
Number of Pages
322
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107525634
SKU
V9781107525634
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About James Mahoney
James Mahoney is Gordon Fulcher Professor in Decision-Making and Professor of Political Science and Sociology at Northwestern University, Illinois. Kathleen Thelen is Ford Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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