Qualitative Comparative Analysis
OnlineQualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a method that has become part of the toolbox in disciplines such as political science, sociology, public administration and organization and management studies. QCA can be used to answer any research question if one is interested in analyzing patterns of necessity and sufficiency in a group of cases, ranging from … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Complexity, Organizations, and Grand Challenges (36th EGOS Colloquium)
University of Hamberg Hamberg, GermanyManagers and organizational scholars are increasingly being called on to deal with “grand challenges” and “wicked problems,” including issues such as poverty, public health, and climate change, to name but a few. One of the hallmarks of such grand challenges is their complexity, for as the EGOS Colloquium 2020 theme notes, they involve “an array … Continue reading Complexity, Organizations, and Grand Challenges (36th EGOS Colloquium)
Comparative Research Designs (1st ECPR Virtual Summer School)
OnlineThis 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’ or units of analysis. We will cover multiple options, from very few cases (small-n) to multiple cases (intermediate-n) to many cases (larger-n). By the end … Continue reading Comparative Research Designs (1st ECPR Virtual Summer School)
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (1st ECPR Virtual Summer School)
OnlineThis 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 the basic concepts of the underlying methodological perspective, including formal logic, Boolean algebra, causal complexity, and calibration. From there, we move to the central notions … Continue reading Qualitative Comparative Analysis (1st ECPR Virtual Summer School)
CECAN Webinar: Trajectory-Based Qualitative Comparative Analysis (TJ-QCA)
OnlineProf. 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 integrate processes over time in QCA both conceptually and methodologically. Research methods usually struggle with the complexity of social processes, such as policy processes, and … Continue reading CECAN Webinar: Trajectory-Based Qualitative Comparative Analysis (TJ-QCA)
8th International QCA Expert Workshop 2020
OnlineThe 8th International QCA Expert Workshop (ETH Zurich, Online event, 23/24 November 2020) provides a venue for experienced QCA researchers to discuss the latest and most important developments around QCA. The workshop focuses exclusively on methodological and conceptual advances around QCA, not on applications of QCA in empirical research. We expect all participants to actively … Continue reading 8th International QCA Expert Workshop 2020
4th International QCA Paper Development Workshop
OnlineThe International QCA Paper Development Workshop 2020 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 4th International QCA Paper Development Workshop
Webinar: Combining NCA and QCA
OnlineThis 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 last approximately 1.5 hours (~60 minutes of presentation plus ~30 minutes of Q&A). To facilitate participants from different time zones, the webinar will be offered … Continue reading Webinar: Combining NCA and QCA
ECPR Winter School: Comparative Research Design
OnlineThis 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’ or units of analysis. We will cover multiple options, from very few cases (small-n) to multiple cases (intermediate-n) to many cases (larger-n), and in particular … Continue reading ECPR Winter School: Comparative Research Design
ECPR Winter School: Qualitative Comparative Analysis
OnlineThis 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 the basic concepts of the underlying methodological perspective, including formal logic, Boolean algebra, causal complexity, and calibration. From there, we move to the central notions … Continue reading ECPR Winter School: Qualitative Comparative Analysis