Midterm Readings Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
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Becker
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- Epistemology of Qual Research
- Quant and qual have a lot in common
2
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Yannow ‘Interpretive Empirical Political Science’
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- Interpretive Empirical Political Science
- Humans are different from nature, interpretivism
3
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Van den Hoonard and Van den Scott
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- Importance of formulating clear research questions and defining goals in qual
- Shaping research design and methodology
- ‘Asking Questions and Identifying Goals’
4
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Klotz
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- Process of choosing cases in qual research
- Importance of theoretical frameworks, context, and sampling
- ‘Case Selection’
5
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Berdahl and Archer
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- Theory states that concepts are related, how, and why
- ‘Research Foundations: Theory, Concepts, and Measures’
6
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Bennett and George
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- How case studies offer context-rich insights into complex phenomena
- Highlight limitations such as researcher bias
- ‘Advantages and Limitations of Case Studies’
7
Q
Bennett and George
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- Structured, focused comparison method
- Comparing cases using specific criteria
- First phase of designing case study research
- ‘The Method of Structured Focused Comparison’
8
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Collier
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- Selection bias
- Quant techniques can be adapted to qual
- Address issues of non-random case selection
- ‘Translating Quant Methods for Qual Researchers: Selection Bias’
9
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Mosley
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- Interviews as a research method
- Importance of strategic planning, rapport-building, and ethical considerations
- ‘Introduction: Just Talk to People?’
10
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Laurence
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- Thoughtful case selection and research design when studying UN peace operations
- Need for clear core concepts
- Stress assessment of trustworthiness for credible findings
- ‘Case Selection and Research Design’
