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What is Methodological Approaches to Studying Revolution about?

This chapter explores a common tension in research methodology. Much research in revolution studies is comparative, focused on cases and a qualitative understanding of particular events through reference to other events. However, recent work has challenged case-specific knowledge of revolutions by demonstrating its shortcomings and the potential of larger comparisons and cross-national, statistical investigation. This is a false dichotomy. A comparative approach does not necessitate denying the advantages of quantitative strategies, nor does the demonstration of average effects in a population deny the utility of case-specific knowledge. This suggests that debates over the generalizability (or lack thereof) of revolutionary theories rest on false premises. Rather, scholars should be clear about the scope conditions of a proffered theory so that future researchers can use it appropriately through application to new cases, elaboration of causal mechanisms, or extension to new levels of analysis. Also, methodology is always in dialogue with theory. An essential issue is recognizing how casing—selection of not only particular instances but also the unit of analysis of those instances—s

Author

Colin J. Beck; Mlada Bukovansky; Erica Chenoweth; George Lawson; Sharon Erickson Nepstad; Daniel P. Ritter

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN