You can generalize stupid! Social scientists, Bent Flyvbjerg, and case study methodology

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 797-812

  Ruddin, Lee Peter ^a  

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Author keywords

Aristotle; Critical case; Flyvbjerg's misunderstandings; Generalization; Iran Iraq War

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745447627     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: 15527565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077800406288622     Document Type: Article

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