Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences

Name: Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences
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A Guide to Qualitative Comparative Analysis

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Strategies for Social Inquiry

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Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and other set-theoretic methods distinguish themselves from other approaches to the study of social phenomena by using sets and the search for set relations. In virtually all social science fields, statements about social phenomena can be framed in terms of set relations, and using set-theoretic methods to investigate these statements is therefore highly valuable. This book guides readers through the basic principles of set theory and then on to the applied practices of QCA. It provides a thorough understanding of basic and advanced issues in set-theoretic methods together with tricks of the trade, software handling and exercises. Most arguments are introduced using examples from existing research. The use of QCA is increasing rapidly and the application of set-theory is both fruitful and still widely misunderstood in current empirical comparative social research. This book provides the comprehensive guide to these methods for researchers across the social sciences.

Author Biography:

Carsten Q. Schneider is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Imperfections in Democracies at Central European University, Hungary. Claudius Wagemann is Lecturer in the Doctoral Program in Political Science at the Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane (SUM), Florence.

Release date NZ

August 30th, 2012

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Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

55 Tables, black and white; 37 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

370

Series

Strategies for Social Inquiry

Dimensions

170x244x22

ISBN-13

9781107013520

Product ID

19802048

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