The Art and Craft of Comparison: Comparative Analysis in Social Science Research

Description: The Art and Craft of Comparison by John Boswell, Jack Corbett, R.A.W. Rhodes An alternative approach to the two orthodoxies that dominate the study of comparative politics: detailed case studies and quantitative analysis. The Art and Craft of Comparison provides practical rules of thumb, and many examples, to help readers understand how they might compare even the most unlikely contexts. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Is it possible to compare French presidential politics with village leadership in rural India? Most social scientists are united in thinking such unlikely juxtapositions are not feasible. Boswell, Corbett and Rhodes argue that they are possible. This book explains why and how. It is a call to arms for interpretivists to embrace creatively comparative work. As well as explaining, defending and illustrating the comparative interpretive approach, this book is also an engaging, hands-on guide to doing comparative interpretive research, with chapters covering design, fieldwork, analysis and writing. The advice in each revolves around rules of thumb, grounded in experience, and illustrated through stories and examples from the authors research in different contexts around the world. Naturalist and humanist traditions have thus far dominated the field but this book presents a real alternative to these two orthodoxies which expands the horizons of comparative analysis in social science research. Author Biography John Boswell is Associate Professor in Politics at the University of Southampton. He is the author of The Real War on Obesity (2016). Jack Corbett is Professor of Politics at the University of Southampton. He has authored or edited of five books and more than fifty articles and book chapters. He holds honorary appointments at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, the Australian National University, and the Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University, Australia. R. A. W. Rhodes is Professor of Government (Research) at the University of Southampton. He has authored or edited forty books and two hundred articles and book chapters, including Network Governance and the Differentiated Polity: Selected Essays, Volume I (2017); and Interpretive Political Science: Selected Essays, Volume II (2017). He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and Britain. Table of Contents 1. Comparative intuition ; 2. Interpretation; 3. Dilemmas; 4. Design; 5. Fieldwork; 6. Analysis; 7. The craft of writing; 8. Retrospective; References; Indices. Review Against those who would seek to either constrict or suppress the comparative intuition, Boswell, Corbett, and Rhodes make a brilliant case for an open and artful use of comparison in the social sciences. Comparing, they show, can be a creative act in which discovery, plausible conjecture, and unlikely juxtaposition figure prominently. A mind-opening perspective, colorfully presented, from which all social scientists can learn. Frederic Schaffer, University of Massachusetts, Amherst… refreshingly honest, pragmatic and easy-to-follow, explaining how scholars within the broad interpretive tradition can adapt their research for comparative social science. Marc Geddes, European Consortium for Political Research Promotional A call to arms for researchers to embrace their comparative intuition and combine in-depth stories with general lessons from their research. Review Quote Against those who would seek to either constrict or suppress the comparative intuition, Boswell, Corbett, and Rhodes make a brilliant case for an open and artful use of comparison in the social sciences. Comparing, they show, can be a creative act in which discovery, plausible conjecture, and unlikely juxtaposition figure prominently. A mind-opening perspective, colorfully presented, from which all social scientists can learn. Frederic Schaffer, Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst Promotional "Headline" A call to arms for researchers to embrace their comparative intuition and combine in-depth stories with general lessons from their research. Description for Bookstore An alternative approach to the two orthodoxies that dominate the study of comparative politics: detailed case studies and quantitative analysis. The Art and Craft of Comparison provides practical rules of thumb, and many examples, to help readers understand how they might compare even the most unlikely contexts. Description for Library An alternative approach to the two orthodoxies that dominate the study of comparative politics: detailed case studies and quantitative analysis. The Art and Craft of Comparison provides practical rules of thumb, and many examples, to help readers understand how they might compare even the most unlikely contexts. Details ISBN1108460666 Author R.A.W. Rhodes Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2019 ISBN-10 1108460666 ISBN-13 9781108460668 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation University of Southampton Series Strategies for Social Inquiry Publication Date 2019-10-24 Pages 174 DEWEY 320 Short Title The Art and Craft of Comparison Language English Subtitle Comparative Analysis in Social Science Research UK Release Date 2019-10-24 AU Release Date 2019-10-24 NZ Release Date 2019-10-24 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 13 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white Alternative 9781108472852 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:150948767;

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