Morlino, Leonardo
Comparison

A Methodological Introduction for the Social Sciences.

Comparison is an essential research method in political science. This book helps students to understand comparison as a scientific instrument, to grasp its necessity and its effective purpose for research. For that reason, it replies to three ‘simple’ questions: why compare, what to compare, and how to compare. The introduction distinguishes itself by considering not only the comparative tradition but also by taking methodological innovations of the last two decades into account. - Contents: 1. Introduction: choosing the question? - 2. Defining Comparison. - 3 Why compare? - 4. What to compare: the basic units. - 5. What to compare: space and time. - 6. How to compare: the key mechanisms. - 7. How to compare: recent developments. - 8. Beyond comparison: other research methods. - 9. Conclusions: The limits of comparison. - Bibliographical References, Index. 128 Seiten mit einigen Abb., broschiert (Barbara Budrich Publishers 2018) leicht bestoßen/unused, slightly bumped