Winner of the 2006 Giovanni Sartori Book Award, given by the
American Political Science Association's Qualitative Methods
Section. The use of case studies to build and test theories in
political science and the other social sciences has increased in
recent years. Many scholars have argued that the social sciences
rely too heavily on quantitative research and formal models and
thus have attempted to develop and refine rigorous methods for
using case studies. This text presents a comprehensive analysis of
research methods using case studies and examines the place of case
studies in social science methodology. It argues that case studies,
statistical methods, and formal models are complementary rather
than competitive. The book explains how to design case study
research that will produce results useful to policymakers and it
emphasizes the importance of developing policy-relevant theories.
It offers three major contributions to case study methodology: an
emphasis on the importance of within-case analysis, a detailed
discussion of process tracing, and development of the concept of
typological theories. "Case Studies and Theory Development in the
Social Sciences" will be particularly useful to graduate students
and scholars in social science methodology and the philosophy of
science, as well as to those designing new research projects, and
will contribute greatly to the broader debate about scientific
methods.
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