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Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis

Hardback

Main Details

Title Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis
Authors and Contributors      Edited by James Mahoney
Edited by Kathleen Thelen
SeriesStrategies for Social Inquiry
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:324
Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 170
ISBN/Barcode 9781107110021
ClassificationsDewey:300.721
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 4 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 2 July 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Against the backdrop of an explosion of interest in new techniques for data collection and theory testing, this volume provides a fresh programmatic statement about comparative-historical analysis. It examines the advances and distinctive contributions that CHA has made to theory generation and the explanation of large-scale outcomes that newer approaches often regard as empirically intractable. An introductory essay locates the sources of CHA's enduring influence in core characteristics that distinguish this approach, such as its attention to process and its commitment to empirically grounded, deep case-based research. Subsequent chapters explore broad research programs inspired by CHA work, new analytic tools for studying temporal processes and institutional dynamics, and recent methodological tools for analyzing sequences and for combining CHA work with other approaches. This volume is essential reading for scholars seeking to learn about the sources of CHA's enduring influence and its contemporary analytical and methodological techniques.

Author Biography

James Mahoney is Gordon Fulcher Professor in Decision-Making and Professor of Political Science and Sociology at Northwestern University, Illinois. Kathleen Thelen is Ford Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.