Multimethod Research, Causal Mechanisms, and Case Studies : An Integrated Approach / Gary Goertz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goertz, Gary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mixed methods research.

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Causation--Research.

Causation.

Case method.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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 researchAn essential resource for students and researchers in political science, sociology, education, law, and businessCovers constraint causal mechanism, game theory and case studies, QCA, and the use of case studies to systematically test and generalize theoriesAn ideal textbook for a first-year graduate course in methods or research design

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Causal Mechanisms

The Basic Logic

Constraint Mechanisms and Necessary Conditions: Explaining Nonoccurrence

Interactive Causal Mechanisms

Multimethod Game Theory

Large-N Qualitative Testing: A New Methodology?

Case Studies, Scope, and Generalization

Appendix A: A Statistical Approach to Multimethod Research and Case Studies

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9780691174129

0691174121

OCLC:

1132687791