Social phenomena can rarely be attributed to single causes--instead, they typically stem
from a myriad of interwoven factors that are often difficult to untangle. Drawing on set theory …

Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and
quantitative methods. In A Tale of Two Cultures, Gary Goertz and James Mahoney …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of qualitative research in causality,
with particular emphasis on process causality. In one paper, it is not possible to discuss all …

Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the
philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical …

Head hits cause brain damage-but not always. Should we ban sport to protect athletes?
Exposure to electromagnetic fields is strongly associated with cancer development-does that …

This article delves deeper into the causal perspective of Necessary Condition Analysis
(NCA). In contrast to traditional probabilistic sufficiency approaches in quantitative social …

Background Implementation of multifaceted interventions typically involves many diverse
elements working together in interrelated ways, including intervention components …

This paper takes issue with the current tendency in the literature on Qualitative Comparative
Analysis (QCA) to settle for so-called intermediate solution formulas, in which parsimony is …

In 2017, the UK and Canada launched the 'Powering Past Coal Alliance'(PPCA), a coalition
of governments, organisations and businesses seeking to establish a phase-out of coal for …

Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cares for more patients with hepatitis
C virus (HCV) than any other US health care system. We tracked the implementation …