Multimethod Research, Causal Mechanisms, and Case Studies: An Integrated Approach

ISBN-13: 9780691174129 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 312 str.

Goertz, Gary

Opis

An innovative and accessible textbook on multimethod and case-study researchMultimethod research has become indispensable to doing social science, and is essential to anyone who conducts large-scale research projects in political science, sociology, education, comparative law, or business. This authoritative and accessible book offers the first truly comprehensive approach to multimethod and case-study research, and is particularly aimed at students of qualitative methods in the social sciences.Walking step-by-step through these cutting-edge tools and techniques, Gary Goertz introduces a new integrated approach that unites three corners of a powerful research triad--causal mechanisms, cross-case causal inference, and within-case causal inference. He explains how the investigation of causal mechanisms and the making of within-case causal inference are the central goals of multimethod and case study research, and provides a logic for connecting case studies and causal mechanism analysis with cross-case analysis, whether they are statistical analyses, experiments, or QCA. In addition, Goertz analyzes how one can generalize using case studies, as well as systematically test game-theoretic and other models using multiple case studies.

• Provides a fully integrated approach to multimethod and case-study research
• An essential resource for students and researchers in political science, sociology, education, law, and business
• Covers constraint causal mechanism, game theory and case studies, QCA, and the use of case studies to systematically test and generalize theories
• An ideal textbook for a first-year graduate course in methods or research design

Recenzje

"By putting case studies and causal mechanisms at the heart of multimethod research, Gary Goertzs new book has made a profoundly important contribution. Here, finally, is a methodological work that shows why qualitative analysis often must be in the drivers seat when one is conducting integrative research."--James Mahoney, Northwestern University