Screen LibraryComparative policy studies : conceptual and methodological challenges /
"The role of comparative analysis in policy studies has gained increasing importance in recent years. Comparative policy studies aims at comparing and contrasting public policy making across sectoral, regional and national boundaries in order to overcome challenges in the formulation, implement...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Research methods series
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| Summary: |
"The role of comparative analysis in policy studies has gained increasing importance in recent years. Comparative policy studies aims at comparing and contrasting public policy making across sectoral, regional and national boundaries in order to overcome challenges in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of public policy. This book is the first in its field to provide scholars and policy-makers with both compelling comparative research design and methodology in one place. In contrast to general manuals on comparative methodology, this book specifically addresses key research design and methodological challenges that comparative policy studies typically faces and draws on rich empirical illustrations. Written by an outstanding cast of contributors, this volume is essential reading for scholars and students of comparative public policy. "-- |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780230298750 (hardback) : 0230298753 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | H97 |
| CLC: | D523-31 |
| Call Number: | D523-31/C737 |
| Contents: |
Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in Comparative Public Policy / Conceptualizing Public Policy / Selecting Cases and Inferential Types in Comparative Public Policy Research / Comparative Designs: Case Studies and (Causal- ) Process Tracing / Intermediate-N Comparison: Configurational Comparative Methods / Quantitative Methodologies in Public Policy / Interpretive Analysis and Comparative Research / New Challenges in Comparative Designs: Comparing Beyond Europe and North America / Methods for the Analysis of Policy Interdependence / Gendering Comparative Policy Studies: Towards Better Sciencel / Mixed-Methods Designs in Comparative Public Policy Research: The Dismantling of Pension Policies / |