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Quality 5 (Phase 1: Designing Case Study Research (George & Bennett)…
Quality 5
Phase 1: Designing Case Study Research (George & Bennett)
relevant to all types of systematic, theory-oriented research
is theory testing OR theory development the goal?
Task 1: Specify problem & objective.
Identify gaps, acknowledge contradictory theories, notes inadequacies of current theories. Basically, research must
make significant contribution
to field
adapt to current needs of research program
Theory-Building research objectives
Atheoretical / configurative idiographic: good as support
Disciplined configurative: use existing theories to explain a case
Heuristic: find new, deviant, outliers
Theory Testing: identify scope conditions of theories
Plausibility Probes: prelim studies on untested theories
Building Block: alternatives, components of larger generalizations
Break it down to subtypes, narrow down for clarity
Task 2: Develop Strategy: Specify Variables
can choose to focus on dependent or independent variable, vary the outcome
etc.
single case potential for
selection bias
and
over-generalization
single case best for 'most likely', 'least likely', 'crucial' cases that can
impugn other theories
comparison with several cases: before & after, least similar case and parallels, same cell of typology
Task 3: Case Selection
choose a case by specifying a clearly formulated research objective and not overly ambitious
can start with interesting case, then to theory
Task 4: Describe variance in Variables
discovery
of potential causal relationship depends on how variances are postulated
iterative procedure
to determine how best to describe variance
qualitative or quantitative measures
how many categories to establish
eg: coercive diplomacy: gradual screw turning, try and see
Task 5: Data Requirements and General Questions
Philosophical Questions (refer OneNote Week 5)
Instrumental Questions (refer OneNote Week 5)
Questions should be general, not applicable to only one case
eg: politician stand, ask orientations of outlook to
infer the answers