The Case for Case Studies

Herausgeber: Ortega Nieto, Daniel; Woolcock, Michael; Widner, Jennifer

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book seeks to narrow two gaps: first, between the widespread use of case studies and their frequently 'loose' methodological moorings; and second, between the scholarly community advancing methodological frontiers in case study research and the users of case studies in development policy and practice. It draws on the contributors' collective experience at this nexus, but the underlying issues are more broadly relevant to case study researchers and practitioners in all fields. How does one prepare a rigorous case study? When can causal inferences reasonably be drawn from a single case? When and how can policy-makers reasonably presume that a demonstrably successful intervention in one context might generate similarly impressive outcomes elsewhere, or if massively 'scaled up'? No matter their different starting points - disciplinary base, epistemological orientation, sectoral specialization, or practical concerns - readers will find issues of significance for their own field, and others across the social sciences. This title is also available Open Access.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 750g
• ISBN-13: 9781108427272
• ISBN-10: 1108427278
• Artikelnr.: 63238026

Inhaltsangabe

1. Using case studies to enhance the quality of explanation and
implementation: integrating scholarship and development practice Jennifer
Widner, Michael Woolcock, and Daniel Ortega Nieto; Part I. Internal and
External Validity Issues in Case Study Research: 2. How to learn about
causes in the single case Nancy Cartwright; 3. RCTs versus observational
research: assessing the trade-offs Christopher Achen; 4. Drawing contingent
generalizations from case studies Andrew Bennett; 5. Will it work here?
Using case studies to generate 'key facts' about complex development
programs Michael Woolcock; Part II. Ensuring High-Quality Case Studies: 6.
Descriptive accuracy in interview-based case studies Jennifer Widner; 7.
Selecting cases for comparative sequential analysis: novel uses for old
methods Tommaso Pavone; 8. The transparency revolution in qualitative
social science: implications for policy analysis Andrew Moravcsik; Part
III. Putting Case Studies to Work: Applications to Development Practice: 9.
Process Tracing for Program Evaluation Andrew Bennett; 10. Positive
Deviance Cases: Their Value for Development Research, Policy, and Practice
Melani Cammett; 11. Analytic Narratives and Case Studies; 12. Using Case
Studies for Organizational Learning in Development Agencies Sarah Glavey,
Oliver Haas, Claudio Santibanez, and Michael Woolcock; 13. Connecting Case
Studies to Policy and Practice: Practical Lessons from Operational
Experience Maria Gonzalez de Asis and Jennifer Widner.