POL 1101 Lecture 3: 1.3 Methodology
17 Oct 2014
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Comparison reveals greater insight than regular insight: single case study. You can still do comparisons even with only one country: change through time (i. e. same sex marriage at different times), situate your case study within the broad theoretical framework. Choose countries from the same areas (latin america, middle east, o. Less of a cost development, religion, legal system, etc. If you choose countries that are alike but have a difference in certain political outcomes, you have many controlled factors/variables. Everything that these countries share cannot explain their differences. Only things that they do not share in common can explain why their political outcomes are different (potential causes). outcomes and its cause. Is able to facilitate the linkage between the difference in. Studies across regions (or areas) comparing countries from different. Consists of choosing countries that are very different but where one. Looking for one of the few shared features to explain that common.
