Term 1 Week 8
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
In 1987 Charles Ragin introduced a new research method: qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). It worked with binary oppositions and was developed in particular for medium-N case studies – too large for classic comparative case studies and too small for statistical analysis. He would later develop so-called Fuzzy Sets to enable QCA with non-binary variables. QCA and Fuzzy Sets are not just methods for a different group of numbers of cases, they also follow a different logic than classical linear methods and have been enjoying increasing levels of popularity in evaluation research and neighboring fields.
Methodological readings | Additional readings |
[1] Book available as e-book through library. Simply copy-paste the title of the book into the article search function of the 'encore'-platform. [2] Journal article is forthcoming and will be made available soon. |
[1] [2] Journal available as e-journal through library. Simply copy-paste the title of the article into the article search function of the 'encore'-platform. |
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[1] Journal available as e-journal through library. Simply copy-paste the title of the article into the article search function of the 'encore'-platform. |