The authors explore three ways of conducting causal analysis in case studies. They draw on
established practices as well as on recent innovations in case study methodology and …

A discussion of the case study method which develops an integrative framework for causal
inference in small-n research. This framework is applied to research design tasks such as …

The economic crisis was not just caused by a failure of regulation or economic policy; it was
a story of the failure of management in a fundamental sense—a deeply flawed approach to …

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a method for cross-case analyses that works best
when complemented with follow-up case studies focusing on the causal quality of the …

The combination of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) with process tracing, which we
call set-theoretic multimethod research (MMR), is steadily becoming more popular in …

In the post-World War II era, the emergence of'area studies' marked a signal development in
the social sciences. As the social sciences evolved methodologically, however, many …

Public authorities' compliance with judicial dictates is central to legality and constitutionality,
may influence broader policy and political outcomes, and can have powerful feedback …

Without concepts, we would have only specific statements of fact. These statements would
apply to particular countries, or people, or schools, or public organizations. They would not …

This article discusses the trend toward triangulation and mixing methods in comparative
public policy research and proposes criteria for further such endeavors, especially regarding …

In this thesis I build and test a theory combining societal explanations of politics with rational
choice institutional models. Every theory or model of democratic institutions includes …