Qualitative Research in Political Science

This Major Work presents a comprehensively curated collection of key literature, organized into four thematic volumes:

VOLUME ONE: BACKGROUNDS, PATHWAYS AND DIRECTIONS IN QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGYIntroduction to Volume IPart One: The Revolt in the US: Alternatives to the Statistical Template The Science in Social Science - Gary King, Robert O. Keohane and Sidney Verba Refocussing the Discussion of Methodology - Henry E. Brady, David Collier and Jason Seawright Studying Cases as Configurations - Charles C. Ragin Aligning Ontology and Methodology in Comparative Politics - Peter A. Hall Case Studies and Policy Relevant Theory - Alexander L. George and Andrew BennettPart Two: Building on and Defending European Traditions: From Verstehen to Practice and Interpretation Interpretation and the Sciences of Man - Charles Taylor Five Misunderstandings about Case Study Research - Bent Flyvbjerg Interpretive Empirical Political Science: What Makes This Not a Subfield of Qualitative Methods - Dvora YanowPart Three: Differentiating Methodological Approaches A Tale of Two Cultures: Contrasting Quantitative and Qualitative Research - James Mahoney and Gary Goertz Qualitative Variations: The Sources of Divergent Methodological Approaches - Kendra L. Koivu and Erie Kimball Damman Relevance and Refinements of Case Studies - Joachim Blatter and Markus HaverlandPart Four: Concept Building as the Analytic Path for Connecting Description and Meaning Extract from "Guidelines for Concept Analysis" - Giovanni Sartori Democracy with Adjectives: Conceptual Innovation in Comparative Research - David Collier and Steve Levitsky Concept Formation in Political Science: An Anti-Naturalist Critique of Qualitative Methodology - Mark Bevir and Asasf KedarPart Five: The Call for Transparency: Rigor and/or Reflexivity in Data Collection/Creation Extract from "Openness in Political Science: Data Access and Research Transparency" - Arthur Lupia and Colin Elman Conclusion: Research Transparency for a Diverse Discipline - Tim Büthe and Alan M. Jacobs VOLUME TWO: CAUSAL REGULARITIES, CROSS CASE COMPARISONS, CONFIGURATIONSIntroduction to Volume IIPart One: Classical Statements on Case Comparisons Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method - Arend Lijphart Research Designs - Adam Przeworski and Henry TeunePart Two: Refinements of Case Comparisons Some Methodological Problems in Comparative Politics - Andrew Murray Faure On Time and Comparative Research - Stefano BartoliniPart Three: Case Selection Insights and Pitfalls: Selection Bias in Qualitative Research - David Collier and James Mahoney The Possibility Principle: Choosing Negative Cases in Comparative Research - James Mahoney and Gary Goertz Case Selection Techniques in Case Study Research: A Menu of Qualitative and Quantitative Options - Jason Seawright and John GerringPart Four: Configurational Approaches Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as an Approach - Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Gisèle De Meur, Benoît Rihoux and Charles C. Ragin Set Relations in Social Research: Basics Concepts and Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy-Set Relations - Charles C. Ragin Where to Begin: A Survey of Five Approaches to Selecting Independent Variables for Qualitative Comparative Analysis - Edwin Amenta and Jane D. Poulsen A Coincidence Analysis of a Causal Chain: The Swiss Minaret Vote - Michael Baumgartner and Ruedi Epple Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy Sets: The Agenda for a Research Approach and a Data Analysis Technique - Claudius Wagemann and Carsten Q. SchneiderPart Five: Correlations versus Configurations Forms and Problems of Comparison - Ingo RohlfingVOLUME THREE: MECHANISMS, TEMPORALITY AND WITHIN-CASE ANALYSISIntroduction to Volume IIIPart One: Mechanisms Social Mechanisms: An Introductory Essay - Peter Hedström and Richard Swedberg Mechanisms in the Analysis of Social Macro-Phenomena - Renate Mayntz Context and Causal Mechanisms in Political Analysis - Tulia G. Falleti and Julia F. Lynch The Mother of All Isms: Causal Mechanisms and Structured Pluralism in International Relations Theory - Andrew BennettPart Two: Temporality Not Just What, but When: Timing and Sequence in Political Processes - Paul Pierson Data-Set Observations versus Causal-Process Observations: The 2000 U.S. Presidential Election - Henry Brady Time Will Tell? Temporality and the Analysis of Causal Mechanisms and Processes - Anna Grzymala-Busse Set Diagrams and Qualitative Research - James Mahoney and Rachel Sweet VandrepoelPart Three: Techniques and Practices of Within-Case Analysis Study and Theory in Political Science - Harry Eckstein Case Studies and Theories of Organizational Decision Making - Alexander L. George and Timothy J. McKeown Tracing Causal Mechanisms - Jeffrey T. Checkel Systematic Process Analysis: When and How to Use It - Peter A. Hall In Search of Co-variance, Causal Mechanisms or Congruence? Towards a Plural Understanding of Case Studies - Joachim Blatter and Till Blume Process Tracing and Causal Inference - Andrew Bennett Efficient Process Tracing - Frank Schimmelfennig Turning Observations into Evidence - Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun PedersenVOLUME FOUR: INTERPRETIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACHESIntroduction to volume IVPart One: Meaning-Focused Research Interpreting Interpretivism Interpreting Interpretations: The New Hermeneutics of Public Administration - Colin Hay Integrating Rigor and Relevance in Public Administration Scholarship: The Contribution of Narrative Inquiry - Jennifer Dodge, Sonia M. Ospina and Erica Gabrielle Foldy Symbols - Deborah StonePart Two: Ethnography and Field Methods` Observation, Context, and Sequence in the Study of Politics - Richard F. Fenno, Jr Reflections on Ethnographic Work in Political Science - Lisa Wedeen On Writing Fieldnotes: Collection Strategies and Background Expectancies - Nicholas H. Wolfinger Asking Questions: Techniques for Semistructured Interviews - Beth L. LeechPart Three: Discourse and Metaphor Analysis The Study of Discourse in International Relations: A Critique of Research and Methods - Jennifer Milliken 'Speaking Europe': The Politics of Integration Discourse - Thomas Diez Methodological reflections on discourse analysis - Mark Laffey and Jutta Weldes Supermarkets and Culture Clash: The Epistemological Role of Metaphors in Administrative Practice - Dvora YanowPart Four: Framing and Narrative Analysis Frame-Reflective Policy Discourse - Martin Rein and Donald A. Schön From Policy "Frames" to "Framing": Theorizing a More Dynamic, Political Approach - Merlijn van Hulst and Dvora Yanow Narrative in Political Science - Molly Patterson and Kristen Renwick Monroe Stories for Research - Steven Maynard-Moody and Michael MushenoPart Five: Quality Issues On Improving Qualitative Methods in Public Administration Research - Ralph S. Brower, Mitchel Y. Abolafia and Jered B. Carr Reflexivity in Research on Civil Society: Constructivist Perspectives - Cecelia Lynch