Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences

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This book systematically investigates the past accomplishments and future agendas of contemporary comparative-historical analysis. Its core essays explore three major issues: the accumulation of knowledge in the field over the past three decades, the analytic tools used to study temporal process and historical patterns, and the methodologies available for making inferences and for building theories. The introductory and concluding essays situate the field as a whole by comparing it to alternative approaches within the social sciences. Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences will serve as an invaluable resource for scholars in the field, and it will represent a challenge to many other social scientists - especially those who have raised skeptical concerns about comparative-historical analysis in the past.

Sobre o Livro

Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences traça a trajetória e as agendas futuras da análise comparativa-histórica, avaliando a acumulação de conhecimento nas últimas três décadas.

Os ensaios centrais examinam ferramentas analíticas para estudar processos temporais e padrões históricos, com discussões sobre modelos e indicadores empregados em estudos comparativos.

As seções dedicadas a metodologia abordam formas de inferência e procedimentos para construção de teoria, contrapondo a abordagem comparativa-histórica a outras práticas nas ciências sociais.