Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and fuzzy-sets: Agenda for a research approach and a data analysis technique

Claudius Wagemann; Carsten Q. Schneider

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Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and fuzzy-sets: Agenda for a research approach and a data analysis technique

Claudius Wagemann^*, Carsten Q. Schneider

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Department of Political Science

Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane

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"Qualitative Comparative Analysis" (QCA) is an increasingly applied methodological tool in comparative social sciences. It is well suited for the analysis of causally complex claims framed in terms of necessity and sufficiency. This article presents the epistemology of QCA and discusses its applicability to social science research questions. It also illustrates some of the features that have recently been added to this set of methodological tools. This article is best read in close conjunction with Schneider and Wagemann's "Standards of Good QCA Practice," the next paper in this journal issue.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	376-396
Number of pages	21
Journal	Comparative Sociology
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/156913210X12493538729838
State	Published - 1 Mar 2010

Keywords

Causal complexity
Comparative methods
Fuzzy sets
QCA
Set-theoretic relations
Suffi ciency and necessity

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Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and fuzzy-sets: Agenda for a research approach and a data analysis technique

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