When multi-method research subverts methodological pluralism-Or, why we still need single-method research

Perspectives on Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 935-953

  Ahmed, Amel ^a   Sil, Rudra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84871761340     PISSN: 15375927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1537592712002836     Document Type: Article

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