George, Alexander L. <br/><br/>
Case studies and theory development in the social sciences / 
Alexander L. George and Andrew Bennett. 
 - xv, 331 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
 - BCSIA studies in international security .
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<br/><br/>pt. 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0262072572 (alk. paper) 9780262072571 (alk. paper) 0262572222 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780262572224 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004064985 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA459220  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Case studies<br/>Social sciences--Methodology
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H61  / .G46 2005