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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Henry E. Brady and David Collier Klappentext With innovative new chapters on process tracing, regression analysis, and natural experiments, the second edition of Rethinking Social Inquiry further extends the reach of this path-breaking book. The original debate with King, Keohane, and Verba-now updated-remains central to the volume, and the new material illuminates evolving discussions of essential methodological tools. Thus, process tracing is often invoked as fundamental to qualitative analysis, but is rarely applied with precision. Pitfalls of regression analysis are sometimes noted, but often are inadequately examined. And the complex assumptions and trade-offs of natural experiments are poorly understood. The second edition extends the methodological horizon through exploring these critical tools. A distinctive feature of this edition is the online placement of four chapters from the prior edition, all focused on the dialogue with King, Keohane, and Verba. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to the Second Edition: A Sea Change in Political Methodology Part I: A Debate on MethodologyA. Framing the Debate1. Refocusing the Discussion of Methodology2. The Quest for Standards: King, Keohane, and Verba's Designing Social InquiryB. Critiques of the Quantitative Template3. Doing Good and Doing Better: How Far Does the Quantitative Template Get Us?4. Some Unfulfilled Promises of Quantitative Imperialism5. How Inference in the Social (but Not the Physical) Sciences Neglects Theoretical AnomalyC. Linking the Quantitative and Qualitative Traditions6. Bridging the Quantitative-Qualitative Divide7. The Importance of Research DesignD. Diverse Tools, Shared Standards8. Critiques, Responses, and Trade-Offs: Drawing Together the Debate9. Sources of Leverage in Causal Inference: Toward an Alternative View of MethodologyPart II. Causal Inference: Old Dilemmas, New ToolsIntroduction to Part IIE. Qualitative Tools for Causal Inference10. Process Tracing and Causal Inference11. On Types of Scientific Inquiry: The Role of Qualitative Reasoning12. Data-Set Observations versus Causal-Process Observations: The 2000 U.S. Presidential ElectionAddendum: Teaching Process TracingF. Quantitative Tools for Causal Inference13. Regression-Based Inference: A Case Study in Failed Causal Assessment14. Design-Based Inference: Beyond the Pitfalls of Regression Analysis?GlossaryBibliography...
