8 Conclusions—the Way(s) Ahead

Rihoux, Benoît; Ragin, Charles C.; Yamasaki, Sakura; Bol, Damien

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“…Rihoux and Ragin (2009) published an introductory textbook on QCA and related techniques. Rihoux and Ragin (2009) published an introductory textbook on QCA and related techniques.…”

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The origins, development, and application of Qualitative Comparative Analysis: the first 25 years

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2013

Eur. Pol. Sci. Rev.

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A quarter century ago, in 1987, Charles C. Ragin published The Comparative Method, introducing a new method to the social sciences called Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). QCA is a comparative case-oriented research approach and collection of techniques based on set theory and Boolean algebra, which aims to combine some of the strengths of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Since its launch in 1987, QCA has been applied extensively in the social sciences. This review essay first sketches the origins of the ideas behind QCA. Next, the main features of the method, as presented in The Comparative Method, are introduced. A third part focuses on the early applications. A fourth part presents early criticisms and subsequent innovations. A fifth part then focuses on an era of further expansion in political science and presents some of the main applications in the discipline. In doing so, this paper seeks to provide insights and references into the origin and development of QCA, a non-technical introduction to its main features, the path travelled so far, and the diversification of applications.

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“…Rihoux and Ragin (2009) published an introductory textbook on QCA and related techniques. Rihoux and Ragin (2009) published an introductory textbook on QCA and related techniques.…”

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The origins, development, and application of Qualitative Comparative Analysis: the first 25 years

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2013

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“…Qualitative Comparative Analysis-an umbrella term for several types of QCA (see Rihoux & Ragin, 2009)-is deployed in the third step. In short technical terms, QCA allows for the iterative examination of patterns of complex causality through pairwise comparison of cases as combinations of conditions (i.e., configurations; Ragin, 1987;Schneider & Wagemann, 2012).…”

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How Satisfaction Is Achieved in the Implementation Phase of Large Transportation Infrastructure Projects

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Gerrits

2014

Public Works Management & Policy

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In the implementation phase of transportation infrastructure projects, unplanned events will inevitably occur. Although this is increasingly acknowledged, little systematic research has been conducted into what management strategies are best for dealing with these unplanned events. This article investigates how managers respond to unplanned events that occur in the context of a project during implementation, and which management responses produce satisfactory outcomes. To evaluate what strategies work in what contexts, we introduce multi-value Qualitative Comparative Analysis (mvQCA) and apply it to the Dutch A2 Maastricht transportation infrastructure project (the Netherlands). We produced systematic evidence that (a) internally oriented private management is associated with low satisfaction; (b) externally oriented management is associated with high satisfaction in responding to social, local unplanned events; and (c) that internally oriented management is associated with high satisfaction, depending in particular on the nature of the cooperation between principal and contractor in the project.

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“…The author disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research is supported by a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO, There are fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) analyses in the ''traditional'' large-n domain, including more than 100 or even 1,000 cases (for an overview, see Rihoux et al 2009). 4.…”

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“…This would help scholars to get out of the ''sea of naïveté'' they were swimming in (Sartori 1970(Sartori :1033. Although to my knowledge Sartori has not taken part in the debate on configurational comparative methods-namely, qualitative comparative analysis in its original crisp-set variant (csQCA), its fuzzy-set variant (fsQCA), or its multi-value variant (mvQCA) (see Rihoux and Ragin 2009)-Sartori might well like what he sees when he would examine the development of these methods in the social sciences over the past decade. Researchers applying these techniques typically try to acknowledge their own ''naïveté,'' aim to limit this as much as possible, and strive to be a conscious thinker walking the logical middle path-although it remains an empirical question whether they also succeed in this regard.…”

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“…A sequential approach to using the two approaches may therefore be the most useful (cf. Rihoux et al 2009). Sequentially conducting a regression analysis and a configurational analysis (crisp-set QCA) is exactly what Amenta and Poulsen (1996) do in their moderately large-n study into the conditions affecting the public social provision in 48 American states in the 1930s.…”

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The Comparative Advantages of fsQCA and Regression Analysis for Moderately Large-N Analyses

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Sociological Methods & Research

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This article contributes to the literature on comparative methods in the social sciences by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of regression analysis and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) for studies with a moderately large-n (between approximately 50 and 100). Moderately large-n studies are interesting in this respect since they allow for regression analysis as well as fsQCA analysis. These two approaches have a different epistemological foundation and thereby answer different, yet related, research questions. To illustrate the comparison of fsQCA and regression analysis empirically, I use a recent data set (n = 53) that includes data on the conditions under which governments in Western democracies increase their spending on active labor market policies (ALMPs). This comparison demonstrates that while each approach has merits and demerits, fsQCA leads to a fuller understanding of the conditions under which the outcome occurs.

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8 Conclusions—the Way(s) Ahead

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The origins, development, and application of Qualitative Comparative Analysis: the first 25 years

The origins, development, and application of Qualitative Comparative Analysis: the first 25 years

How Satisfaction Is Achieved in the Implementation Phase of Large Transportation Infrastructure Projects

The Comparative Advantages of fsQCA and Regression Analysis for Moderately Large-N Analyses

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