Full Description
An innovative and accessible textbook on multimethod and case-study research 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. * Provides a fully integrated approach to multimethod and case-study research* An essential resource for students and researchers in political science, sociology, education, law, and business* Covers constraint causal mechanism, game theory and case studies, QCA, and the use of case studies to systematically test and generalize theories* An ideal textbook for a first-year graduate course in methods or research design
Contents
List of Tables vii List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi 1 Introduction 1 2 Causal Mechanisms 29 3 The Basic Logic 58 4 Constraint Mechanisms and Necessary Conditions: Explaining Nonoccurrence 90 5 Interactive Causal Mechanisms 123 6 Multimethod Game Theory 165 7 Large-N Qualitative Testing: A New Methodology? 190 8 Case Studies, Scope, and Generalization 217 Appendix A A Statistical Approach to Multimethod Research and Case Studies 245 References 271 Index 289
