ECH3350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Salafi Movement, Path Dependence, Discourse Analysis
1 Nov 2016
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Ex: love (is it measured in kisses, time spent together) How does the scientific method affect study. Large # vs small # case study. Case study (which one? why? large #?, process tracing?) Pick one and research the hell out of it. Why case is important, what does it bring in term of linking theory and hypothesis to methodology (ex: rare/extreme case) Multiplying observations within a single larger case . Focusing on the process rather than the cause of a phenomenon. Effect of poverty or education on violent engagement. Data-set observations observations provide the basis for statistical analysis. An array of scores on specific variables for a designated sample of cases, these. Combine social and institutional structure and context with individual agency and decision making. Traditionally the case study has been identified with qualitative methods and cross- case analysis with quantitative methods.
