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Multimethod Research, Causal Mechanisms, and Case Studies

Multimethod Research, Causal Mechanisms, and Case Studies

An Integrated Approach
Gary Goertz, Multimethod Research, Causal Mechanisms, and Case Studies. An Integrated Approach, Oxford, Princeton University Press, series: « Political science », 2017, 298 p., ISBN : 9780691174129.
Notice published 19 February 2018

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Multimethod research has become indispensable to doing social science, and is essential to anyone who conducts large-scale research projects in political science, sociology, education, comparative law, or business. This authoritative and accessible book offers the first truly comprehensive approach to multimethod and case-study research, and is particularly aimed at students of qualitative methods in the social sciences.

Walking step-by-step through these cutting-edge tools and techniques, Gary Goertz introduces a new integrated approach that unites three corners of a powerful research triad—causal mechanisms, cross-case causal inference, and within-case causal inference. He explains how the investigation of causal mechanisms and the making of within-case causal inference are the central goals of multimethod and case study research, and provides a logic for connecting case studies and causal mechanism analysis with cross-case analysis, whether they are statistical analyses, experiments, or QCA. In addition, Goertz analyzes how one can generalize using case studies, as well as systematically test game-theoretic and other models using multiple case studies.

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Author

Gary Goertz

Gary Goertz is professor of political science and peace studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. His many books include A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences and Social Science Concepts: A User’s Guide (both Princeton) and The Puzzle of Peace: The Evolution of Peace in the International System.

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