A case for cases: Comparative narratives in sociological explanation

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-70

  Abell, Peter ^a,b  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian narrative; Boolean analysis; Causal explanation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349312217     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: 15528294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124109339372     Document Type: Article

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