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Participants are able to conduct a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) within their own research focus

- Introduction to the fundamentals of configurational comparative methods

- Building a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) from data preparation (calibration) to analysis

- Interpretation and presentation of QCA results in the context of one's own research

- Overview of follow-up tools

- Practical examples using R     

Interactive seminar combining lectures, discussions, practical exercises, R programming, and development of participants' own research projects

Data Analysis in R (Participants have the option to send a research question and practice data to the instructor in advance to prepare the analysis during the session. Alternatively, the instructor will provide practice data at the end of the course for the final assessment.)     

Oana, I. E., Schneider, C. Q., & Thomann, E. (2021). Qualitative comparative analysis using R: A beginner's guide. Cambridge University Press.

Mello, P. A. (2021). Qualitative comparative analysis: An introduction to research design and application. Georgetown University Press.

Schneider, C. Q., & Wagemann, C. (2012). Set-theoretic methods for the social sciences: A guide to qualitative comparative analysis. Cambridge University Press.