Comparative methods B
- This chapter outlines the relevance and value of comparative approaches and methods in studying Public Administration (PA). It discusses the roots and current developments of comparative research in PA and discusses various methodological venues for cross-country comparisons, such as most similar/dissimilar systems designs, the method of concomitant variation and the difference-in-difference method. Besides the description of these approaches, we highlight their conceptual value for theory-driven empirical comparative research. Drawing on selected pieces of comparative research, the chapter furthermore provides examples for the application of comparative methods in practice presenting empirical findings and highlighting strengths and weaknesses. The chapter finally emphasizes that the methodological development in comparative PA research has by far not yet reached its end, and that some future challenges need to be addressed, such as the issues of causality, generalizability, and mixed-methods approaches.
Author details: | Sabine KuhlmannORCiDGND, Markus SeyfriedORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789903485.00017 |
ISBN: | 978-1-78990-347-8 |
ISBN: | 978-1-78990-348-5 |
Title of parent work (English): | Handbook of research methods in public administration, management and policy |
Subtitle (English): | comparative methods in public administration – the value of looking around |
Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Place of publishing: | Cheltenham, UK |
Editor(s): | Eran Vigoda-Gadot, Dana R. Vashdi |
Publication type: | Part of a Book |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2020/12/08 |
Publication year: | 2020 |
Release date: | 2024/01/24 |
Number of pages: | 16 |
First page: | 181 |
Last Page: | 196 |
Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Sozialwissenschaften / Fachgruppe Politik- & Verwaltungswissenschaft |
DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 35 Öffentliche Verwaltung, Militärwissenschaft / 351 Öffentliche Verwaltung |
Peer review: | Nicht ermittelbar |