Systematic process analysis: When and how to use it1

European Political Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 304-317

  Hall, Peter A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Explanation; Methods; Small n; Systematic process analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249119409     PISSN: 16804333     EISSN: 16820983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.eps.2210130     Document Type: Article

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