Political Methodology: Qualitative Methods
Published 3 September 1998
Charles C. Ragin, Dirk Berg‐Schlosser, Gisèle De Meur
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Abstract
Abstract Reviews qualitative methodology: its strengths, application, and its potential weaknesses. A comprehensive range of qualitative techniques is reviewed, and three main issues are highlighted for their proper treatment: framing the area of investigation, the use of macro‐qualitative techniques, and epistemological issues of causality, induction, case selection, and level of explanation.
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