Social Sustainability of Community Structures: A Systematic Comparative Analysis within the Oulu Region in Northern Finland

Luoma, Pentti

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“…For instance, by reanalysing with fuzzy sets the bell curve data on social inequalities in the US, Ragin (2006) demonstrates that there is much more to be found when one takes into account the fundamentally configurational nature of social phenomena, which cannot be grasped with standard statistical procedures. Another example is Luoma's (2006) study of social sustainability in local Finnish communities, in which QCA enriches the conclusions reached by prior regression analyses. The same goes for Cronqvist and Berg-Schlosser's (2006) aforementioned MVQCA analysis of explanatory factors of AIDS prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa.…”

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Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Related Systematic Comparative Methods

Rihoux

2006

International Sociology

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During the past two decades, a set of systematic comparative case analysis techniques has been developing at a steady pace. During the last few years especially, the main initial technique, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), has been complemented by other related methods and techniques. The purpose of this article is to critically assess some main recent developments in this field. QCA and connected methods can be considered at two levels: as a research strategy and as a set of concrete techniques. The author first argues that such a strategy displays some decisive advantages in social science research, especially in small-and intermediate- N research designs. Second, QCA as well as three other related techniques, namely multi-value QCA (MVQCA), fuzzy sets and MSDO/MDSO, are presented in brief, and some current debates with regard to these techniques are also summarized. In the third section, the article surveys recent contributions and ongoing efforts that have provided some advances in the application of these techniques, around five key issues: case selection and model specification; measurement, dichotomization and linkage with theory; contradictions and non-observed cases; the time and process dimension; and the confrontation or combination with other methods. Finally, the article discuss the potential for further development of these methods in social science research broadly defined.

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Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Related Systematic Comparative Methods

Rihoux

2006

International Sociology

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Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and related techniques: recent advances and challenges

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Methoden Der Vergleichenden Politik- Und Sozialwissenschaft

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The Relationship of Competition and Financial Commitment Revisited: A Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in European Newspaper Markets

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Siegert

Gerth

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Journal of Media Economics

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Research generally supported a positive effect of competition intensity on financial commitment into news production within U.S. markets. The authors test this assumption across European newspaper markets by applying fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis. Although oligopolistic too, European newspaper markets reveal a somewhat different pattern. The market condition "high number of competitors" in combination with "high competition intensity" is a sufficient condition for financial commitment across the different markets in this study.

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Social Sustainability of Community Structures: A Systematic Comparative Analysis within the Oulu Region in Northern Finland

Cited by 3 publications

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Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Related Systematic Comparative Methods

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Related Systematic Comparative Methods

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and related techniques: recent advances and challenges

The Relationship of Competition and Financial Commitment Revisited: A Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in European Newspaper Markets

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