Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis

James Mahoney editor Kathleen Thelen editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:2nd Jul '15

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This book situates comparative-historical analysis within contemporary debates in political science and explores the latest theoretical and conceptual advances.

A fresh programmatic statement about comparative-historical analysis, situating it within current broad debates in political science. Contributions include new theoretical and conceptual advances in the study of path dependence, critical junctures and institutional dynamics, and methodological tools for analyzing sequences and combining CHA with other approaches.Against the backdrop of an explosion of interest in new techniques for data collection and theory testing, this volume provides a fresh programmatic statement about comparative-historical analysis. It examines the advances and distinctive contributions that CHA has made to theory generation and the explanation of large-scale outcomes that newer approaches often regard as empirically intractable. An introductory essay locates the sources of CHA's enduring influence in core characteristics that distinguish this approach, such as its attention to process and its commitment to empirically grounded, deep case-based research. Subsequent chapters explore broad research programs inspired by CHA work, new analytic tools for studying temporal processes and institutional dynamics, and recent methodological tools for analyzing sequences and for combining CHA work with other approaches. This volume is essential reading for scholars seeking to learn about the sources of CHA's enduring influence and its contemporary analytical and methodological techniques.

ISBN: 9781107110021

Dimensions: 244mm x 170mm x 19mm

Weight: 790g

324 pages