Macro-qualitative approaches

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Macro-qualitative (MQ) approaches to the study of regime transformation can be defined as those that (a) in order to describe or explain macro-level phenomena (b) predominantly use qualitative data and (c) make claims about these phenomena in terms of set relations. MQ approaches can be static or dynamic and are normally used for single-case or small- to medium-N-sized studies. The set of methods employed in MQ research thus defined ranges from qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to sequence elaboration and process tracing. Classics in the MQ transformation literature can be interpreted in terms of set theory. For instance, Lipset (1959) famously claimed that there are social conditions that are necessary for the functioning of democracy.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Handbook of Political, Social, and Economic Transformation
EditorsWolfgang Merkel, Raj Kollmorgen, Hans-Jürgen Wagener
Place of PublicationOxford
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages173-180
ISBN (Electronic)Wagener (ed.)
ISBN (Print)Wagener (ed.)
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

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