Case Studies and Causal Inference: An Integrative Framework

✍ Scribed by Ingo Rohlfing (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Leaves: 271
Series: Research Methods Series
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-22
Case, Case Study, and Causation: Core Concepts and Fundamentals....Pages 23-60
Types of Case Studies and Case Selection....Pages 61-96
Forms and Problems of Comparisons....Pages 97-124
Enhancing Causal Inference in Comparisons....Pages 125-149
Process Tracing: Theory, Temporality, and Method....Pages 150-167
From Evidence to Inference: Use of Sources and Counterfactuals....Pages 168-179
Frequentist and Bayesian Causal Inference in Tests of Hypotheses....Pages 180-199
External Validity and Generalization: Challenges and Strategies....Pages 200-211
Conclusion: Guided by Theory, Moving Forward Step by Step....Pages 212-214
Back Matter....Pages 215-257

✦ Subjects

Political Science; Teaching and Teacher Education; Public Administration; Science, general

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