TY - BOOK ID - 30515625 TI - Set-theoretic methods for the social sciences : a guide to qualitative comparative analysis AU - Schneider, Carsten Q. AU - Wagemann, Claudius. PY - 2012 SN - 9781107013520 9781107601130 9781139004244 9781139551953 1139551957 1139004247 9781139549455 1139549456 9781139554411 1139554417 1283610833 9781283610834 1107013526 1107601134 1316089487 9781316089484 1139564269 9781139564267 1139550705 9781139550703 9786613923288 6613923281 1139555669 9781139555661 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - #SBIB:303H30 KW - #SBIB:303H61 KW - Kwalitatieve methoden: algemeen KW - Wiskundige methoden en technieken KW - Méthode comparative KW - Set theory. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. KW - Aggregates KW - Classes (Mathematics) KW - Ensembles (Mathematics) KW - Mathematical sets KW - Sets (Mathematics) KW - Theory of sets KW - Comparative method. KW - Social sciences KW - Mathematical models. KW - Set theory KW - Logic, Symbolic and mathematical KW - Mathematics KW - Comparative method KW - Mathematical models KW - Qualitative methods in social research KW - Political science KW - General. KW - Sciences sociales KW - Modèles mathématiques KW - Méthode comparative. KW - Modèles mathématiques. KW - Social Sciences KW - Political Science KW - Social sciences - Comparative method KW - Social sciences - Mathematical models UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30515625 AB - Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and other set-theoretic methods distinguish themselves from other approaches to the study of social phenomena by using sets and the search for set relations. In virtually all social science fields, statements about social phenomena can be framed in terms of set relations, and using set-theoretic methods to investigate these statements is therefore highly valuable. This book guides readers through the basic principles of set theory and then on to the applied practices of QCA. It provides a thorough understanding of basic and advanced issues in set-theoretic methods together with tricks of the trade, software handling and exercises. Most arguments are introduced using examples from existing research. The use of QCA is increasing rapidly and the application of set-theory is both fruitful and still widely misunderstood in current empirical comparative social research. This book provides the comprehensive guide to these methods for researchers across the social sciences. ER -