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 and its implementation in RStudio. The course is virtual with a combination of live sessions and recordings for asynchronous following. Here is the course outline: … 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 “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 →

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 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) →

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 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 →

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 →

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) →

This 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) →