Term 1 Week 9
The mixed-methods approach
In recent decades more and more methods have become integrated into the mainstream of political science (most recently, for example, formal modeling and (natural) experiments). We generally divide these individual methods into two large categories: qualitative and quantitative methods. After decades of strict separation, we are seeing a growing movement that calls for the integration of the two in a so-called mixed-methods approach. But what does a mixed-method strategy mean and what are the advantages and disadvantages of this approach?
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[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. |
[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. [2] Article is forthcoming and can be downloaded here .
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[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. |