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040			_arda _bEnglish _cMSU
041			_aeng
100			_aGeorge, Alexander L _eauthor
245			_aCase studies and theory development in the social sciences _cAlexander L George and Andrew Bennett
260			_aLondon _bMIT Press _c2005
300			_a331 pages
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
490			_aBCSIA Studies in International Security
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505			_apt. I. Case studies and social science. Case studies and theory development ; Case study methods and research on the interdemocratic peace -- A pedagogical note to Parts II and III -- pt. II. How to do case studies. The method of structured, focused comparison ; Phase one: Designing case study research ; Phase two: Carrying out the case studies ; Phase three: Drawing the implications of case findings for theory -- pt. III. Alternative methods and select issues. Case studies and the philosophy of science ; Comparative methods: controlled comparison and within-case analysis ; The congruence method ; Process-tracing and historical explanation ; Integrating comparative and within-case analysis: typological theory ; Case studies and policy-relevant theory -- Appendix: Studies that illustrate research design.
520			_aA text that emphasizes the importance of case studies in social science scholarship and shows how to make case study practices more rigorous.
650			_aSocial sciences _xMethodology
650			_aSocial sciences _xCase studies
700			_aBennett, Andrew _eauthor
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