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Twice in the spotlight

Posted 25/8/2016

In my last blog entry, I provided a list of the top QCA journals in terms of the number of published articles that employ QCA for applied research or deal with methodological aspects. 

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A ranking of the most QCA-friendly journals: some observations

Posted 7/10/2015

Regardless of whether they want to publish methodological work on QCA or applied work that uses QCA for the analysis of the data, researchers of every scholarly hue often face the tough question of where to submit their papers.

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Is the utility of a method of social inquiry dependent on geographical location?

Posted 31/8/2015

I have just returned from the general conference of the European Sociological Association in Prague, where about 2000 researchers from all over Europe were present.

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Rejoinder to Hug's reply in Qualitative & Multi-Method Research 12(2):24-27

Posted 7/2/2015

I thank Simon Hug for his reply (Hug 2014) to my comment (Thiem 2014) on Hug (2013).

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QCA conference: "Social Science Applications and Methodological Challenges"

Posted 30/11/2014

From 15 to 16 January 2015, the conference "Qualitative Comparative Analysis – Social Science Applications and Methodological Challenges" will be held at the Department of Organization Studies at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.

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Symposium "Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Critical Perspective"

Posted 27/11/2014

The journal Sociological Methdology, edited by Tim Futing Liao, enjoys a reputation for publishing high-quality work in the field of social research methods.

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2nd QCA Expert Workshop in Zurich, Switzerland, 5-7 November 2014

Posted 26/11/2014

After a successful 1st QCA Expert Workshop last year, the 2nd Workshop made Zurich again the centre of the QCA event calendar in 2014.

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