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Qualitative Comparative Analysis and the Study of Policy Processes

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Date of Publication
March 16, 2016
Publication Type
Article
Division/Institute

Lehrkörper, WISO Faku...

Author
Fischer, Manuelorcid-logo
Lehrkörper, WISO Fakultät
Maggetti, Martino
Subject(s)

300 - Social sciences...

Series
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
1572-5448
Publisher
Routledge
Language
English
Publisher DOI
10.1080/13876988.2016.1149281
Description
Given the increasing popularity of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) for the study of public policy and policy processes, this article offers a review of two key issues: multiple configurational causality and temporality. On the one hand, the study of multiple configurational causal relations allows researchers to deal with the extremely complex set of elements that interact in policy processes. However, this task poses the challenge of balancing deductive and inductive logics in a research design. On the other hand, policy process theories often involve temporal arguments, but QCA does not easily deal with dynamic elements. This article discusses these challenges and proposes several ways to address them. It thereby illustrates the advantages and limitations of QCA for students of policy processes.
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https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/144699
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