Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops: Qualitative Comparative Analysis
OnlineCourse Description This virtual main course, designed using an innovative pedagogical combination of asynchronous and synchronous on-line elements, introduces you to the nuts and bolts of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). QCA is an innovative set-theoretic technique that allows for comparisons of small, intermediate or large numbers of cases in order to identify necessary and / … Continue reading Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops: Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops: Comparative Case Study Design
University of Konstanz Universitaetsstrasse 10, Konstanz, GermanyCourse Description This five-day, in-person main course provides you with the skills needed to design your qualitative comparative case study research, based on your own and/or other applied research projects. The course covers the topics of causal complexity, concept formation, casing and case selection, logics and strategies of comparison, accounting for context and time, choosing … Continue reading Konstanz Methods Excellence Workshops: Comparative Case Study Design
1st Annual QCA Conference of the Americas (AQCA2022)
University of Houston-Downtown 1 Main Street, Houston, TX, United StatesThe QCA Conference of the Americas (AQCA) provides a venue for the broad, cross-disciplinary community of researchers and practitioners working with configurational-comparative methods and approaches to gather together to present and receive feedback on current research projects, share theoretical and methodological developments, and discuss new directions in configurational-comparative research practices. Bringing together the diverse set … Continue reading 1st Annual QCA Conference of the Americas (AQCA2022)
Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (AQCA: QCA Conference of the Americas)
University of Houston-Downtown 1 Main Street, Houston, TX, United StatesThis one-day hybrid workshop provides a ground-up introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and fuzzy sets. Designed for those who are new to QCA or wish to refresh their knowledge, participants will receive intensive instruction and hands-on experience with the fs/QCA software package. The goal of the workshop is to enable you to begin designing … Continue reading Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (AQCA: QCA Conference of the Americas)
Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Southwestern Social Science Association 2022)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1109B, Amsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsQualitative comparative analysis (QCA) uses Boolean algebra to offer an alternative to conventional statistical techniques for analyzing empirical data. While large-N representative applications of QCA are increasingly popular, QCA is especially useful for identifying and understanding cross-case patterns in small- and medium-N projects with data collected using qualitative and/or mixed methods. Fundamentally a pattern-matching technique … Continue reading Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Southwestern Social Science Association 2022)
Introduction to Causal Data Analysis and Modeling with Coincidence Analysis
University of Bergen Bergen, NorwayThis workshop offers an intensive 4-day introduction to causal modeling with Coincidence Analysis (CNA), a relatively new configurational comparative method of data analysis geared towards causal complexity. In plenary lectures, the main developer of CNA, Michael Baumgartner, and a team of experienced CNA methodologists and practitioners will guide participants through the nuts and bolts of … Continue reading Introduction to Causal Data Analysis and Modeling with Coincidence Analysis
Current Issues in Coincidence Analysis
University of Bergen Bergen, NorwayCNA is a relatively new configurational comparative method of data analysis geared towards causal complexity, which has seen a considerable uptick in applications in recent years. This conference provides a platform for exchange between CNA methodologists and applied researchers. The newest methodological developments and open questions will be presented alongside exemplary applications from public health, … Continue reading Current Issues in Coincidence Analysis
Summer School in Social Research Methods: Comparative Research Designs
Radboud University Houtlaan 4, Nijmegen, NetherlandsThe 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 defined as any research enterprise that comprises at least two ‘cases’ or observations. On the one hand, the course will cover a few fundamental upstream … Continue reading Summer School in Social Research Methods: Comparative Research Designs
Summer School in Social Research Methods: Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
Radboud University Houtlaan 4, Nijmegen, NetherlandsThis 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 Summer School in Social Research Methods: Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
Summer School in Social Research Methods: Advanced Applied Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
Radboud University Houtlaan 4, Nijmegen, NetherlandsThe central aim of the course is to enable participants to put in practice state-of-the-art QCA empirical research. Apart from learning how to apply QCA in the best possible way, discussions in class will address from a set-theoretic point of view general methodological issues, such as robustness tests, theory evaluation, case selection strategies, or the … Continue reading Summer School in Social Research Methods: Advanced Applied Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)