Qualitative comparative analysis : an introduction to research design and application / Patrick A. Mello

By:

Mello, Patrick A [author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781647121440
1647121442
9781647121457
1647121450

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

300.72/1 23

LOC classification:

H62 .M38 2021

NLM classification:

WA 20.5

Online resources:

https://nhrc.gov.np/contact/

Contents:

1. Qualitative comparative analysis in the social sciences -- 2. Research design -- 3. Set theory -- 4. Causation and causal complexity -- 5. Calibrating sets -- 6. Measures of fit -- 7. Set-theoretic analysis -- 8. QCA variants -- 9. QCA and its critics -- 10. Guiding principles for QCA research

Summary: "Social phenomena can rarely be attributed to single causes. Drawing on set theory and the language of necessary and sufficient conditions, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a case-based research method that is ideally suited to capture causal complexity. QCA regards cases as combinations of conditions. It compares the conditions of each case in a structured way to identify the necessary and sufficient conditions for an outcome. While QCA has become increasingly popular and seen a substantial increase of applications across the social sciences and management, introductory textbooks have not kept pace with this development. In this textbook, Patrick A. Mello teaches students, scholars, and self-learners the fundamentals of QCA, research design, interpretation of results, and how to communicate findings. This concise and accessible textbook provides a hands-on introduction to QCA that will be ideal for use within a broader qualitative methods course and in intensive short courses"-- Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Nepal Health Research Council Book Cart	Reference	WA 20.5/MEL/2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		002389

Book.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211- 234) and index

"Social phenomena can rarely be attributed to single causes. Drawing on set theory and the language of necessary and sufficient conditions, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a case-based research method that is ideally suited to capture causal complexity. QCA regards cases as combinations of conditions. It compares the conditions of each case in a structured way to identify the necessary and sufficient conditions for an outcome. While QCA has become increasingly popular and seen a substantial increase of applications across the social sciences and management, introductory textbooks have not kept pace with this development. In this textbook, Patrick A. Mello teaches students, scholars, and self-learners the fundamentals of QCA, research design, interpretation of results, and how to communicate findings. This concise and accessible textbook provides a hands-on introduction to QCA that will be ideal for use within a broader qualitative methods course and in intensive short courses"-- Provided by publisher

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