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Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by James Mahoney
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Edited by Kathleen Thelen
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Series | Strategies for Social Inquiry |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:322 | Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 175 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781107525634
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Classifications | Dewey:300.721 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
4 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
2 July 2015 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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