Qualitative comparative analysis an introduction to research design and application / Patrick A. Mello.
| Author/creator | Mello, Patrick A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2021] |
| Description | xix, 241 pages : illustrations, charts ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Research design -- Set theory -- Causation and causal complexity -- Calibrating sets -- Measures of fit -- Set-theoretic analysis -- QCA variants -- QCA and its critics. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211- 234) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021004429 |
| ISBN | 9781647121457 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781647121440 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |