Training
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): A Set-Analytic Approach To Studying Configurations
Academy of Management Boston, MA, United StatesThe PDW includes 3 Parts. If you have no or only a little knowledge of, and experience with, QCA you can join us during Part 1 to learn the basic “nuts and bolts” of QCA and configurational logic and understand if this might be the right tool for your research project. If you’re joining us … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): A Set-Analytic Approach To Studying Configurations
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
Università della Svizzera Italiana Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, Lugano, Ticino, SwitzerlandThis workshop provides participants with a thorough introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Since its inception (Ragin 1987), QCA has gained recognition among social scientists as a case-based research method that is ideally suited to capture causal complexity. This essentially describes a situation where an outcome results from multiple pathways and different combinations of conditions. … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
Tübingen Methods Center Fall School, Qualitative Comparative Analysis Workshop
University of Tübingen Geschwister-Scholl-Platz, Tübingen, GermanyBased on formal logic, set theory and Boolean algebra, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a research method used to analyse combinations of conditions which are sufficient and/or necessary for the outcome under study. Developed by the political scientist and sociologist Charles Ragin, QCA focuses holistically on cases as combinations of factors rather than on the … Continue reading Tübingen Methods Center Fall School, Qualitative Comparative Analysis Workshop
International QCA Paper Development Workshop 2023
The International QCA Paper Development Workshop (PDW) 2023 provides a unique platform for researchers working on papers involving QCA to meet QCA experts, get feedback on their on-going research and learn about the latest methodological developments in QCA. The workshop is interdisciplinary and interactive and allows for in-depth discussions and individual feedback from internationally-renowned QCA … Continue reading International QCA Paper Development Workshop 2023
Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops: Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Online Course)
This 5-day online course introduces Qualitative Comparative Analysis as an approach that enables researchers to model causal complexity by analyzing whether different configurations of conditions are necessary or sufficient for an outcome together with its technical implementation in R. What Is This Course About? This 5-day online course introduces Qualitative Comparative Analysis as an approach … Continue reading Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops: Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Online Course)
Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops: Advanced Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Online Course)
OnlineThis 5-day course exposes participants to advanced methodological developments in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) that allow for further solidifying their results, and enables them to apply state-of-the-art set-theoretic analytic tools in R. What Is This Course About? This 5-day course introduces a series of advanced topics in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) that aim at further … Continue reading Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops: Advanced Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Online Course)
Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) using R
Tampere, Finland Tampere, FinlandThis course introduces students to the nuts and bolts of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), an innovative set-theoretic technique that allows for comparisons of small, intermediate or large numbers of cases in order to identify necessary and/or sufficient conditions for an outcome. It is an attractive method for scholars who seek to model causally complex patterns … Continue reading Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) using R
Introduction to Causal Data Analysis and Modeling with Coincidence Analysis
Rush University 600 S. Paulina St., Chicago, IL, United StatesThis workshop offers an intensive 4-day introduction to causal modeling with Coincidence Analysis (CNA), a novel configurational comparative method of data analysis geared towards causal complexity, which has seen a considerable uptick in applications in recent years (click here for references). No prior knowledge of CNA is required. In plenary lectures, the main developer of … Continue reading Introduction to Causal Data Analysis and Modeling with Coincidence Analysis
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Workshop at GSERM, St. Gallen
GSERM, University of St. Gallen Tellstrasse 2 9000 St. Gallen, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandThe goal of this workshop is to provide a ground-up introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and fuzzy sets. Participants will get intensive instruction and hands-on experience with the fsQCA software package and on completion should be prepared to design and execute research projects using the set-analytic approach. For further details, please see link below.
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): An Introduction (Online 4 Days)
OnlineCourse syllabus:
Day 1
6:30-7:00, Introductory session:
Who is who? Why have you chosen this course? What do you expect to get out of it?
What are we going to do over the next two days? What are we not going to do?
7:00-8:00, Epistemological foundations of QCA:
What are the epistemological foundations of QCA?
Where is QCA positioned in relation to case-oriented and variable-oriented research?
8:00-9:30, Exercise
The essence of QCA: logical minimization (and truth tables)
To get an understanding of the very basics of QCA, we will carry out a QCA analysis by hand.
Once we get the basics of QCA, we will explore data with an Excel add-in.
Day 2
6:30-7:00, Conjunctural causation, equifinality, (data) asymmetry
What is conjunctural causation? What is equifinality? What is (data) asymmetry? Where do we see it in the world?
Whether/where do you expect conjunctural causation, equifinality, and/or (data) asymmetry in your field of research?
7:00-8:00, What can QCA be used for?
Data analysis, literature reviews, theory building, case selection, robustness tests
8:00-9:00, Further and future development of QCA as a method
Crisp set (cs) and fuzzy set (fs) QCA
Ongoing critique to QCA as a method
9:00-9:30, Open discussion, recap of the basic terminology and concepts:
Condition, outcome, conjunctural causation, equifinality, asymmetry, necessary condition, sufficient condition, logical minimisation.
Day 3
6:30-8:00, What ahve we learned so far?
Exploring more datasets using the Excel add-in.
8:00-8:30, How easy is it to use QCA?
Jeroen's experiences with using QCA in small and multi-year research projects.
8:30-9:30, The most common challenges when applying QCA (and how to deal with them)
Is the number of cases you have all that matters?
How many conditions can be included in the theoretical model?
What is limited diversity and what to do about it?
Day 4
6:30-7.30, Step 4: Calibration of Data
What is data calibration? Why is it so important (and often time consuming) in QCA?
How to Calibrate your data (for csQCA and fsQCA).
7:30-8:00, Open discussion, calibrating your own data
What challenges do you expect to encounter in callibrating your own data?
8:30-9:30, Important research design choices
Good practice to follow (a guideline)
Open discussion: where, why and how do you want to use QCA in your (future) research?
What are your hopes and concerns in applying QCA?
During the course, there will be the opportunity for participants to have a one-hour one-on-one meeting with the instructor outside class hours.