4th Annual
QCA Conference of the Americas
April 2–4, 2025
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The QCA Conference of the Americas (AQCA) provides a venue for the broad, cross-disciplinary community of researchers and practitioners working with configurational-comparative methods and approaches to gather together to present and receive feedback on current research projects, share theoretical and methodological developments, and discuss new directions in configurational-comparative research practices. Bringing together the diverse set of QCA empirical and methodological researchers, AQCA offers a supportive environment for the community to meet, engage in dialogue, network, learn, and collectively move forward on advancing the configurational-comparative perspective.
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Registration
| Standard rate | Students and those w/financial need | |
| Before Feb 15 | $275 in-person $175 virtual | $175 in-person (use code FNAQCA) $75 virtual (use code FNAVIRTUAL) |
| After Feb 15 | $325 in-person $225 virtual | $225 in-person (use code FNAQCA) $125 virtual (use code FNAVIRTUAL) |
Important Dates
| Registration Opens | August |
| Proposal Deadline | November 1 |
| Notifications of Acceptance/Rejection | December |
| Requests for Financial Support | January 15 |
| Notifications of Financial Support | February |
| Conference Dates | April 2-4 |
QCA Trainings
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
On Wednesday, we will offer two day-long QCA trainings, one introductory and the other advanced.
- Introduction to QCA w/Roel Rutten (Tillburg University)
A ground-up introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and fuzzy sets designed for those who are newer to QCA and/or wish to refresh their knowledge. This workshop focuses on the analytic foundations of the method and its distinctive ontological and epistemological perspective. By the end of the workshop, you will understand the types of research questions that QCA can and cannot answer and will be able to design and execute research projects using QCA. - Basic R Training w/Adrian Duşa (University of Bucharest)
An introduction for those without previous experience with the QCA for R package. By the end of the workshop, you will be able to conduct a basic QCA using R. - Advanced R Training w/Adrian Duşa (University of Bucharest)
Advanced training for those with prior experience with the QCA for R package, and those who have completed the morning’s basic training. Get answers to all of your most pressing questions about the QCA package for R by its author, Adrian Duşa. Professor Duşa will provide detailed procedures of how to perform QCA with R, and discuss alternative methodological solutions to various research situations, using the latest developments in the R package, in both written command and the embedded graphical user interface.
Travel and Lodging
For traveling to and from the conference, you will want to fly into Louis Armstrong International (MSY) or Baton Rouge Metropolitan (BTR). For details on ground transportation from the airport to LSU, please see: https://www.lsu.edu/parking/resources/airport-transportation.php.
The conference hotel is The Cook Hotel and Conference Center. You may book a room at the conference rate via https://bookings.travelclick.com/110626?groupID=4311086#/guestsandrooms or by using the code “250401AQUA” when making your reservation. If you receive an error that the code isn’t found, be sure to specify the code is for “Group Attendee.”
Financial Support
A limited number of travel grants and registration waivers will be available for graduate students and others needing financial support. To apply for a travel grant, please email aqca@compasss.org by February 1. Announcements of awards will be made in February. In order to maximize the support that we can provide, please exhaust your institution’s financial support before applying for support from the conference.
Sponsors
We thank all of the institutional sponsors of AQCA, who make this conference possible. We are actively seeking additional sponsors, particularly those who can provide additional financial support for conference attendees through the travel grant program. If you would like to become a conference sponsor, please email aqca@compasss.org.
