A case for cases: comparative narratives in sociological explanation
Abell, P.
(2009).
A case for cases: comparative narratives in sociological explanation.
Sociological Methods and Research,
38(1), 38-70.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124109339372
When case studies are constructed as narratives, then causal explanation can be achieved without either comparison or generalization. Narratives provide paths of causal links on a chronology of actions or events. The links, in turn, can be studied as Bayesian inferences generating Bayesian narratives. The causal paths in a narrative have a Boolean structure.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2009 SAGE Publications |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Management |
| DOI | 10.1177/0049124109339372 |
| Date Deposited | 27 Oct 2010 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29766 |
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