Qualitative Research in Political Science

VOLUME ONE: BACKGROUNDS, PATHWAYS AND DIRECTIONS IN QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY Introduction to Volume I Part One: The Revolt in the US: Alternatives to the Statistical Template The Science in Social Science - Gary King, Robert O. Keohane and Sidney Verba Refocussing the Discussion of Methodology - Henry E. Brady, David Collier and Jason Seawright Studying Cases as Configurations - Charles C. Ragin Aligning Ontology and Methodology in Comparative Politics - Peter A. Hall Case Studies and Policy Relevant Theory - Alexander L. George and Andrew Bennett Part Two: Building on and Defending European Traditions: From Verstehen to Practice and Interpretation Interpretation and the Sciences of Man - Charles Taylor Five Misunderstandings about Case Study Research - Bent Flyvbjerg Interpretive Empirical Political Science: What Makes This Not a Subfield of Qualitative Methods - Dvora Yanow Part Three: Differentiating Methodological Approaches A Tale of Two Cultures: Contrasting Quantitative and Qualitative Research - James Mahoney and Gary Goertz Qualitative Variations: The Sources of Divergent Methodological Approaches - Kendra L. Koivu and Erie Kimball Damman Relevance and Refinements of Case Studies - Joachim Blatter and Markus Haverland Part Four: Concept Building as the Analytic Path for Connecting Description and Meaning Extract from "Guidelines for Concept Analysis" - Giovanni Sartori Democracy with Adjectives: Conceptual Innovation in Comparative Research - David Collier and Steve Levitsky Concept Formation in Political Science: An Anti-Naturalist Critique of Qualitative Methodology - Mark Bevir and Asasf Kedar Part Five: The Call for Transparency: Rigor and/or Reflexivity in Data Collection/Creation Extract from "Openness in Political Science: Data Access and Research Transparency" - Arthur Lupia and Colin Elman Conclusion: Research Transparency for a Diverse Discipline - Tim Buethe and Alan M. Jacobs VOLUME TWO: CAUSAL REGULARITIES, CROSS CASE COMPARISONS, CONFIGURATIONS Introduction to Volume II Part One: Classical Statements on Case Comparisons Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method - Arend Lijphart Research Designs - Adam Przeworski and Henry Teune Part Two: Refinements of Case Comparisons Some Methodological Problems in Comparative Politics - Andrew Murray Faure On Time and Comparative Research - Stefano Bartolini Part Three: Case Selection Insights and Pitfalls: Selection Bias in Qualitative Research - David Collier and James Mahoney The Possibility Principle: Choosing Negative Cases in Comparative Research - James Mahoney and Gary Goertz Case Selection Techniques in Case Study Research: A Menu of Qualitative and Quantitative Options - Jason Seawright and John Gerring Part Four: Configurational Approaches Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as an Approach - Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Gisele De Meur, Benoit Rihoux and Charles C. Ragin Set Relations in Social Research: Basics Concepts and Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy-Set Relations - Charles C. Ragin Where to Begin: A Survey of Five Approaches to Selecting Independent Variables for Qualitative Comparative Analysis - Edwin Amenta and Jane D. Poulsen A Coincidence Analysis of a Causal Chain: The Swiss Minaret Vote - Michael Baumgartner and Ruedi Epple Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy Sets: The Agenda for a Research Approach and a Data Analysis Technique - Claudius Wagemann and Carsten Q. Schneider Part Five: Correlations versus Configurations Forms and Problems of Comparison - Ingo Rohlfing VOLUME THREE: MECHANISMS, TEMPORALITY AND WITHIN-CASE ANALYSIS Introduction to Volume III Part One: Mechanisms Social Mechanisms: An Introductory Essay - Peter Hedstroem and Richard Swedberg Mechanisms in the Analysis of Social Macro-Phenomena - Renate Mayntz Context and Causal Mechanisms in Political Analysis - Tulia G. Falleti and Julia F. Lynch The Mother of All Isms: Causal Mechanisms and Structured Pluralism in International Relations Theory - Andrew Bennett Part Two: Temporality Not Just What, but When: Timing and Sequence in Political Processes - Paul Pierson Data-Set Observations versus Causal-Process Observations: The 2000 U.S. Presidential Election - Henry Brady Time Will Tell? Temporality and the Analysis of Causal Mechanisms and Processes - Anna Grzymala-Busse Set Diagrams and Qualitative Research - James Mahoney and Rachel Sweet Vandrepoel Part Three: Techniques and Practices of Within-Case Analysis Study and Theory in Political Science - Harry Eckstein Case Studies and Theories of Organizational Decision Making - Alexander L. George and Timothy J. McKeown Tracing Causal Mechanisms - Jeffrey T. Checkel Systematic Process Analysis: When and How to Use It - Peter A. Hall In Search of Co-variance, Causal Mechanisms or Congruence? Towards a Plural Understanding of Case Studies - Joachim Blatter and Till Blume Process Tracing and Causal Inference - Andrew Bennett Efficient Process Tracing - Frank Schimmelfennig Turning Observations into Evidence - Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun Pedersen VOLUME FOUR: INTERPRETIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACHES Introduction to volume IV Part One: Meaning-Focused Research Interpreting Interpretivism Interpreting Interpretations: The New Hermeneutics of Public Administration - Colin Hay Integrating Rigor and Relevance in Public Administration Scholarship: The Contribution of Narrative Inquiry - Jennifer Dodge, Sonia M. Ospina and Erica Gabrielle Foldy Symbols - Deborah Stone Part Two: Ethnography and Field Methods` Observation, Context, and Sequence in the Study of Politics - Richard F. Fenno, Jr Reflections on Ethnographic Work in Political Science - Lisa Wedeen On Writing Fieldnotes: Collection Strategies and Background Expectancies - Nicholas H. Wolfinger Asking Questions: Techniques for Semistructured Interviews - Beth L. Leech Part Three: Discourse and Metaphor Analysis The Study of Discourse in International Relations: A Critique of Research and Methods - Jennifer Milliken 'Speaking Europe': The Politics of Integration Discourse - Thomas Diez Methodological reflections on discourse analysis - Mark Laffey and Jutta Weldes Supermarkets and Culture Clash: The Epistemological Role of Metaphors in Administrative Practice - Dvora Yanow Part Four: Framing and Narrative Analysis Frame-Reflective Policy Discourse - Martin Rein and Donald A. Schoen From Policy "Frames" to "Framing": Theorizing a More Dynamic, Political Approach - Merlijn van Hulst and Dvora Yanow Narrative in Political Science - Molly Patterson and Kristen Renwick Monroe Stories for Research - Steven Maynard-Moody and Michael Musheno Part Five: Quality Issues On Improving Qualitative Methods in Public Administration Research - Ralph S. Brower, Mitchel Y. Abolafia and Jered B. Carr Reflexivity in Research on Civil Society: Constructivist Perspectives - Cecelia Lynch

This carefully selected compendium documents the enormous variation in qualitative political science research - and the dynamic progress it has made over the past decades. The volumes provide an excellent collection for political scientists seeking a systematic overview of the field, and they offer a great resource for teaching research design and methodology. -- Frank Schimmelfennig Blatter, Haverland, and van Hulst deserve our gratitude for bringing together this large and valuable collection of key articles. They make a decisive contribution to further institutionalizing the field of qualitative methods as a well-defined, coherent branch of methodology. -- David Collier The Sage Major Work on Qualitative Research in Political Science is a superb collection. Drawing together some of the most influential scholars in the field, the editors have produced a methodological dialogue that is truly more than the sum of its parts. Researchers, teachers, and students will find this collection invaluable as an entryway into key debates and developments in the field today. -- Joe Soss