Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): A pluralistic approach to causal inference
| Autor: | Russo, F., Rihoux, B., Kincaid, H., Van Bouwel, J. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | ILLC (FGw), Logic and Language (ILLC, FNWI/FGw) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
| Zdroj: | DIAL The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science, 243-265 STARTPAGE=243;ENDPAGE=265;TITLE=The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Political Science ISBN: 0197519806 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197519806.013.12 |
| Popis: | A core methodological approach in political science consists in comparing cases. Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is a methodology designed to do just that, in a systematic manner and exploiting strengths of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. This chapter presents QCA as a candidate methodology to go beyond the “qualitative-quantitative” divide and discusses whether, and to what extent, QCA helps address both why- and how-questions. Finally, the chapter discusses what it means to combine methods in an approach such as QCA, also implementing a mixed methods research (MMR) protocol. Using Ruphy’s approach of “foliated pluralism,” we explain that, from an epistemological perspective, the added value is that a pluralistic methodological approach such as QCA allows better and richer epistemic access to the phenomenon of interest, and also enables one to produce causal inferences. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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