Using Case Studies to Enhance the Quality of Explanation and Implementation
The opening chapter provides a brief outline of the conventional division of labor between qualitative and quantitative methods in the social sciences.
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The Case for Case Studies: Methods and Applications in International Development
This book seeks to narrow two gaps: first, between the widespread use of case studies and their frequently “loose” methodological moorings; and second, between the scholarly community advancing method
Where you sit is where you stand: education-based descriptive representation and perceptions of democratic quality
Scholars of descriptive representation have paid growing attention to the issue of class.
On Revolutions: Unruly Politics in the Contemporary World
On Revolutions, co-authored by six prominent scholars of revolutions, reinvigorates revolutionary studies for the twenty-first century.
The Sounds of Development: Musical Representation as (An)other Source of Development Knowledge
o our knowledge there has been little research to date on the relationship between international development and popular music—for example, on the ways in which familiar development themes are rendere
New Mediums, Better Messages?: How Innovations in Translation, Engagement, and Advocacy are Changing International Development
The notion of development influences and is influenced by all aspects of human life.
Get Ready for Reverse Currency Wars
With elevated global inflation likely to persist for some time, the prospect of competitive exchange-rate appreciations is looming larger.
When Governments Use Nudges: Measuring Impact “At Scale”
Older Workers With Unpredictable Schedules: Implications for Well-Being and Job Retention
Background and Objectives A substantial portion of the service sector workforce is middle-aged or older, but little is known about the scheduling conditions of these older workers.
The Popular Origins of Legislative Jurisdictions: Petitions and Standing Committee Formation in Colonial Virginia and the Early US House
Committee formation in early American legislatures happened when those assemblies were inundated with petitions, a relationship unexamined in institutional political science.
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