The purpose of this course is to provide training on all aspects that enable a researcher to build and implement the most appropriate comparative research design – the latter broadly … Continue reading Comparative Research Designs →

This is a methodological course on set-theoretic methods for the social sciences. While the spectrum of set-theoretic methods is broad, including techniques such as Mill’s methods or typological theory, this … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): Performing Basic and Advanced Analyses using R →

This is a methodological course on set-theoretic methods for the social sciences. While the spectrum of a set-theoretic methods is broad, including techniques such as Mill’s methods or typological theory, … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): Performing Basics and Advanced Analyses using R →

This doctoral course will teach you the fundamentals of Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) and help you design your first NCA research project. Necessary Condition Analysis is an innovative research method … Continue reading ​​Introduction to Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA)​ →

At this year's ICPSR Summer Program, Professor Ingo Rohlfing will offer an introductory QCA course (virtual/remote) from July 24 to 28. The course introduces participants to the complete QCA workflow … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis Training →

The 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 … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): A Set-Analytic Approach To Studying Configurations →

This 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 … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) →

Based 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 … Continue reading Tübingen Methods Center Fall School, Qualitative Comparative Analysis Workshop →

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 … Continue reading International QCA Paper Development Workshop 2023 →

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 … Continue reading Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops: Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Online Course) →