This course introduces you to Qualitative Comparative Analysis and fuzzy sets, and their application in the social sciences, using the R software environment.  It starts out by familiarising you with … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (1st ECPR Virtual Summer School) →

Prof. Dr. Dr. Lasse Gerrits (IHS, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) and Dr. Sofia Pagliarin (University of Bamberg, Germany) will present Trajectory-based QCA (TJ-QCA) as a new way to account for and … Continue reading CECAN Webinar: Trajectory-Based Qualitative Comparative Analysis (TJ-QCA) →

This webinar begins with a short introduction to NCA, followed by a comparison of NCA and QCA and suggestions for using both techniques to complement one another.  The webinar will … Continue reading Webinar: Combining NCA and QCA →

This course provides training on methods that enable a researcher to construct a solid and well-argued comparative research design (CRD) – any research enterprise that comprises at least two ‘cases’ … Continue reading ECPR Winter School: Comparative Research Design →

This course introduces you to Qualitative Comparative Analysis and fuzzy sets, and their application in the social sciences, using the R software environment.  It starts out by familiarising you with … Continue reading ECPR Winter School: Qualitative Comparative Analysis →

This course will deepen your understanding of the potentials and pitfalls of set-theoretic methods. The skills you gain will enable you to be more critical and assertive if and when … Continue reading ECPR Winter School: Advanced Qualitative Comparative Analysis →

This 3-day introduces you to the nuts and bolts of QCA. It is structured in six session (each ½ days) covering the history of QCA, the logics of case selection … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): A set-analytic approach to studying organizational configurations →

Hosted by Regenstrief Institute, this intensive course offers health researchers a tailored approach to applying Coincidence Analysis (CNA). Part I of the Beginners-level Course on CNA begins with an intensive 3-day … Continue reading Coincidence Analysis (CNA) in Health Services Research →

Workshop contents and objectives This workshop gives a thorough introduction to the method of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), with an emphasis on research design and practical application. Since its inception … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Research Design and Application (25th Summer School in Social Science Methods) →

This course introduces participants to set-theoretic methods and their application in the social sciences with a focus on Qualitative Comparative Analysis. The course starts out by familiarizing students with the … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy Sets →