Case study research and critical IR: the case for the extended case
Discussions on case study methodology in International Relations (IR) have historically been dominated by positivist and neopositivist approaches. However, these are problematic for critical IR research, pointing to the need for a non-positivist case study methodology.
Case Study Methods in the International Relations Subfield
This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the unconnected, atheoretical, and idiographic studies that their critics decry. IR case studies follow an increasingly standardized and rigorous set of prescriptions ...
Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis
It connects the study of international relations (the way states relate to each other in international politics) with the study of domestic politics (the functioning of governments and the relationships among individuals, groups, and institutions). ... (1999). A practical guide to the comparative case study method. Political Psychology, 2(3 ...
Comparative Case Studies: Methodological Discussion
In the past, comparativists have oftentimes regarded case study research as an alternative to comparative studies proper. At the risk of oversimplification: methodological choices in comparative and international education (CIE) research, from the 1960s onwards, have fallen primarily on either single country (small n) contextualized comparison, or on cross-national (usually large n, variable ...
Case Study Methods in International Relations
DOI: 10.4135/9780857028051. This is a broad text on research methods in the social sciences that contains specific chapters relevant to case study research that provide a basic introduction to case study research. See in particular chapter 16, which sets out uses of case studies in social science research. George, Alexander L., and Andrew Bennett.
Case Study Methods
As we have noted elsewhere (Bennett and Elman 2007a), qualitative research methods are currently enjoying an almost unprecedented popularity and vitality in both the international relations and the comparative politics subfields.To be sure, this renaissance has not been fully reflected in contemporary studies of American politics, which continue to emphasize statistical analysis and formal ...
PDF International Comparative Case Studies: Multiple Methods In Action
Abstract. This case sets out the multiple methods deployed in an international comparison of paper mills. The research involved a combination of research methods, including interviews, observations, focus groups, questionnaires, and secondary analysis. The six case studies were designed to probe existing theories concerning the relationship ...
Case Study Methods in the International Relations Subfield
Abstract. This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the ...
Designing and Conducting the Comparative Case Study Method
Designing and Conducting the Comparative Case Study Method. By: Chiara Ruffa. Product: Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2. Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd. Publication year: 2019. Online pub date: March 15, 2019. Discipline: Political Science and International Relations. Methods: Case study research, Comparative research, Research design.
Teaching International Relations With Case Studies
Case-based learning offers several advantages in the study of international relations. For instructors, the primary attraction of case-based learning is its emphasis on active student engagement. Rather than reading the assigned material, passively listening to lectures, and memorizing notes, students are drawn into more active roles as their ...
Case Studies and Comparative Analysis
Case Studies and Comparative Analysis Written by E-International Relations This PDF is auto-generated for reference only. As such, it may contain some conversion errors and/or missing information. ... E-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, AUG 18 2021 A case study is an in-depth, detailed examination of a particular case (or cases) within a real-world context.
PDF Case Study Methods in the International Relations Subfield
IR case studies follow an increasingly standardized and rigorous set of prescriptions and have, together with statistical and formal work, con- tributed to cumulatively improving understandings of ...
Case Study Methods in the International Relations Subfield
This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the unconnected, atheoretical, and idiographic studies that their critics decry. IR case studies follow an increasingly standardized and rigorous set of prescriptions ...
The Advantages and Limitations of Single Case Study Analysis
Bennett, A. and Elman, C. (2007) 'Case Study Methods in the International Relations Subfield', Comparative Political Studies, 40, 2, 170-195. Bennett, A. and Elman, C. (2010) Case Study Methods. In C. Reus-Smit and D. Snidal (eds) The Oxford Handbook of International Relations .
Case Studies and Comparative Analysis
Positivism, Post-Positivism and Interpretivism. Research Ethics. Ethnography in International Relations. A case study is an in-depth, detailed examination of a particular case (or cases) within a real-world context. Comparative analysis, on the other hand, is a method that compares two or more of anything.
Doing comparative case study research in urban and regional studies
Comparative case study research is a rewarding strategy for territorial cohesion research as it can deliver in-depth insights how processes, outcomes or relations are interlinked. Findings ... Opening up the compendium: An evaluation of international comparative planning research methodologies. European Planning Studies, 21, 1542-1561. doi ...
Comparative Case Studies: An Innovative Approach
Further, we argue that the second logic has been underutilized in the field of Comparative and International Education (though see Bray et al., 2014 on holistic methodology). Process-oriented approaches and the comparative case study heuristic The comparative case study heuristic adopts what Maxwell called a process orientation.
(PDF) Comparative Case Studies: An Innovative Approach
The ap proach engages two logics of co mparison: first, the more common compare and contrast; and second, a "tracing ac ross" sites or scales. As we explicate our approach, we also contrast it ...
Case study methods in the international relations subfield
This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the unconnected, atheoretical, and idiographic studies that their critics decry. IR case studies follow an increasingly standardized and rigorous set of prescriptions ...
Comparative Case Studies in: International Negotiation Volume 10 Issue
Abstract Case studies embody a deep knowledge of the subject and can be used to test or generate theoretical propositions for explaining negotiated outcomes. Their value is increased when they are employed comparatively, using a number of instances of negotiation - flawed or successful - in the same conflict or problem or a number of negotiations of different conflicts. While it might ...
5 Case Studies in International Relations
"5 Case Studies in International Relations" In Teaching Political Science to Undergraduates: Active Pedagogy for the Microchip Mind, 42-60. Warsaw, Poland: De Gruyter Open Poland, 2015. ... 3 Case Studies in Comparative Politics. 4 Case Study in Public Policy and Administration. 5 Case Studies in International Relations. Part II: Simulations ...
Case Study Methods in the International Relations Subfield
This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the unconnected, atheoretical, and idiographic studies that their critics decry. IR case studies follow an increasingly standardized and rigorous set of prescriptions and have, together with statistical and formal work ...
Qualitative Comparative Policy Studies: An Introduction from the
In the United States, comparative policy research is commonly mistaken for international policy research. The confusion may stem from the fact that early comparativists were among the few to be looking at policies abroad, either as a source for inspiration and lesson drawing or, equally widespread, as self-proclaimed proof that there was little to learn from other countries.
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Discussions on case study methodology in International Relations (IR) have historically been dominated by positivist and neopositivist approaches. However, these are problematic for critical IR research, pointing to the need for a non-positivist case study methodology.
This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the unconnected, atheoretical, and idiographic studies that their critics decry. IR case studies follow an increasingly standardized and rigorous set of prescriptions ...
It connects the study of international relations (the way states relate to each other in international politics) with the study of domestic politics (the functioning of governments and the relationships among individuals, groups, and institutions). ... (1999). A practical guide to the comparative case study method. Political Psychology, 2(3 ...
In the past, comparativists have oftentimes regarded case study research as an alternative to comparative studies proper. At the risk of oversimplification: methodological choices in comparative and international education (CIE) research, from the 1960s onwards, have fallen primarily on either single country (small n) contextualized comparison, or on cross-national (usually large n, variable ...
DOI: 10.4135/9780857028051. This is a broad text on research methods in the social sciences that contains specific chapters relevant to case study research that provide a basic introduction to case study research. See in particular chapter 16, which sets out uses of case studies in social science research. George, Alexander L., and Andrew Bennett.
As we have noted elsewhere (Bennett and Elman 2007a), qualitative research methods are currently enjoying an almost unprecedented popularity and vitality in both the international relations and the comparative politics subfields.To be sure, this renaissance has not been fully reflected in contemporary studies of American politics, which continue to emphasize statistical analysis and formal ...
Abstract. This case sets out the multiple methods deployed in an international comparison of paper mills. The research involved a combination of research methods, including interviews, observations, focus groups, questionnaires, and secondary analysis. The six case studies were designed to probe existing theories concerning the relationship ...
Abstract. This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the ...
Designing and Conducting the Comparative Case Study Method. By: Chiara Ruffa. Product: Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2. Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd. Publication year: 2019. Online pub date: March 15, 2019. Discipline: Political Science and International Relations. Methods: Case study research, Comparative research, Research design.
Case-based learning offers several advantages in the study of international relations. For instructors, the primary attraction of case-based learning is its emphasis on active student engagement. Rather than reading the assigned material, passively listening to lectures, and memorizing notes, students are drawn into more active roles as their ...
Case Studies and Comparative Analysis Written by E-International Relations This PDF is auto-generated for reference only. As such, it may contain some conversion errors and/or missing information. ... E-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, AUG 18 2021 A case study is an in-depth, detailed examination of a particular case (or cases) within a real-world context.
IR case studies follow an increasingly standardized and rigorous set of prescriptions and have, together with statistical and formal work, con- tributed to cumulatively improving understandings of ...
This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the unconnected, atheoretical, and idiographic studies that their critics decry. IR case studies follow an increasingly standardized and rigorous set of prescriptions ...
Bennett, A. and Elman, C. (2007) 'Case Study Methods in the International Relations Subfield', Comparative Political Studies, 40, 2, 170-195. Bennett, A. and Elman, C. (2010) Case Study Methods. In C. Reus-Smit and D. Snidal (eds) The Oxford Handbook of International Relations .
Positivism, Post-Positivism and Interpretivism. Research Ethics. Ethnography in International Relations. A case study is an in-depth, detailed examination of a particular case (or cases) within a real-world context. Comparative analysis, on the other hand, is a method that compares two or more of anything.
Comparative case study research is a rewarding strategy for territorial cohesion research as it can deliver in-depth insights how processes, outcomes or relations are interlinked. Findings ... Opening up the compendium: An evaluation of international comparative planning research methodologies. European Planning Studies, 21, 1542-1561. doi ...
Further, we argue that the second logic has been underutilized in the field of Comparative and International Education (though see Bray et al., 2014 on holistic methodology). Process-oriented approaches and the comparative case study heuristic The comparative case study heuristic adopts what Maxwell called a process orientation.
The ap proach engages two logics of co mparison: first, the more common compare and contrast; and second, a "tracing ac ross" sites or scales. As we explicate our approach, we also contrast it ...
This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the unconnected, atheoretical, and idiographic studies that their critics decry. IR case studies follow an increasingly standardized and rigorous set of prescriptions ...
Abstract Case studies embody a deep knowledge of the subject and can be used to test or generate theoretical propositions for explaining negotiated outcomes. Their value is increased when they are employed comparatively, using a number of instances of negotiation - flawed or successful - in the same conflict or problem or a number of negotiations of different conflicts. While it might ...
"5 Case Studies in International Relations" In Teaching Political Science to Undergraduates: Active Pedagogy for the Microchip Mind, 42-60. Warsaw, Poland: De Gruyter Open Poland, 2015. ... 3 Case Studies in Comparative Politics. 4 Case Study in Public Policy and Administration. 5 Case Studies in International Relations. Part II: Simulations ...
This article reviews the key role that case study methods have played in the study of international relations (IR) in the United States. Case studies in the IR subfield are not the unconnected, atheoretical, and idiographic studies that their critics decry. IR case studies follow an increasingly standardized and rigorous set of prescriptions and have, together with statistical and formal work ...
In the United States, comparative policy research is commonly mistaken for international policy research. The confusion may stem from the fact that early comparativists were among the few to be looking at policies abroad, either as a source for inspiration and lesson drawing or, equally widespread, as self-proclaimed proof that there was little to learn from other countries.