Finding Pathways : Mixed-Method Research for Studying Causal Mechanisms
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Strategies for Social Inquiry
ISBN-10
1107684765
ISBN-13
9781107684768
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 3rd, 2014
Print length
171 Pages
Weight
32 grams
Dimensions
24.70 x 17.50 x 1.00 cms
Product Classification:
Social research & statistics
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This book introduces 'pathway analysis', a systematic technique for case selection for small-N research and a means to relate small and large-N research to each other. This approach will be invaluable for researchers and graduate students using mixed-methods research to study causal mechanisms.
Social scientists have identified a need to move beyond the analysis of correlation among variables to the study of causal mechanisms that link them. Nicholas Weller and Jeb Barnes propose that a solution lies in ''pathway analysis'', the use of case studies to explore the causal links between related variables. This book focuses on how the small-N component of multi-method research can meaningfully contribute and add value to the study of causal mechanisms. The authors present both an extended rationale for the unique role that case studies can play in causal mechanism research, and a detailed view of the types of knowledge that case studies should try to generate and how to leverage existing large-N data to guide the case selection process. The authors explain how to use their approach both to select cases and to provide context on previously studied cases.
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