Case studies and theory development in the social sciences / Alexander L. George and Andrew Bennett.

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Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2005.
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Series:BCSIA studies in international security
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Format: Book
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Case studies and theory development
  • Ch. 2. Case study methods and research on the interdemocratic peace
  • Ch. 3. The method of structured, focused comparison
  • Ch. 4. Phase one : designing case study research
  • Ch. 5. Phase two : carrying out the case studies
  • Ch. 6. Phase three : drawing the implications of case findings for theory
  • Ch. 7. Case studies and the philosophy of science
  • Ch. 8. Comparative methods : controlled comparison and within-case analysis
  • Ch. 9. The congruence method
  • Ch. 10. Process-tracing and historical explanation
  • Ch. 11. Integrating comparative and within-case analysis : typological theory
  • Ch. 12. Case studies and policy-relevant theory
  • App. Studies that illustrate research design.