A training on QCA will be organised by Charles Ragin and Tobias Ide during the First Environmental Peacebuilding Conference (October 23-25, University of California Irvine). The training will be held … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) in Research on Environment, Conflict, and Peace →

Qualitative Comparative Analysis is a systematic method of studying data on multiple comparable cases from about N=8 through to large datasets of N=10,000 etc. The QCA methods firstly involve casing, i.e. … Continue reading Training Day: Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) →

This workshop will introduce Coincidence Analysis (CNA), a relatively new member within the family of Configurational Comparative Methods.  CNA is specifically designed to analyze causal complexity, which is common in … Continue reading Pre-Conference Workshop on Coincidence Analysis (12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination & Implementation in Health) →

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a set-theoretic method for identifying necessary and/or sufficient conditions for outcomes which is increasingly used in comparative policy analysis. Its core advantages lie in modelling … Continue reading International Winter School on Public Policy – Alps Edition 2020: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) →

This Workshop is tailored for scholars with significant research experience beyond their PhD, and organised on a flexible basis to meet specific needs -- typically in connection with an ongoing … Continue reading ECPR Seasoned Scholar Workshop: Multi-Method Designs, Case-Oriented and Comparative Methods →

This course introduces participants to the logic and foundations of case-oriented and set-theoretic methods. We discuss perspectives on causality, case-orientation in empirical social research, and the main features of set-theoretic … Continue reading ECPR Methods School: Foundations of set-theoretic and case-oriented methods →

This course introduces participants to crisp set and fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and its analysis in R. It provides participants with a basic understanding of the analytic underpinnings … Continue reading ECPR Methods School: Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) →

This course addresses advanced issues that arise if and when scholars embrace notions of sets and their relations. While it is a course about set-theoretic methods writ large, most of … Continue reading ECPR Methods School: Advanced Topics in Set-Theoretic Methods and QCA →

The 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 … Continue reading Southern California QCA Workshop – CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS →