Amidst various methods of legal research, the comparative method is growing in importance due to increased interaction of experiences among the legal systems. Plurality inside and outside the nation ...

Despite repeated calls for the use of ''mixed methods" in comparative analysis, political scientists have few systematic guides for carrying out such work. This paper details a unified approach which ...

In other words, students will begin to develop their research topics as cases of something. The course will cover questions of design and methods of case study research, from single-n to small-n case ...

There is an increasing need for reliable information on the relative value of medical interventions to assist decision making on both the individual and public health levels; addressing this need is ...

The comparative tradition Types of comparisons Comparative sociologists and their interests Methodological issues Focus on China, Japan, Russia, including comparison with the U.S. and Western Europe ...

This course focuses on the approach and practice of designing and conducting case study and comparative research. Thinking outside of the areas of interest and specialisms and topics, students will be ...