Variables, mechanisms, and simulations: Can the three methods be synthesized? A critical analysis of the literature

Revue Francaise de Sociologie

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 35-71

  Manzo, Gianluca ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

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EID: 34248579115     PISSN: 00352969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/rfs.485.0035     Document Type: Article

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