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A Theory of Gradual Institutional Change
- J. Mahoney, K. Thelen
- Political Science
- 2010
Once created, institutions often change in subtle and gradual ways over time. Although less dramatic than abrupt and wholesale transformations, these slow and piecemeal changes can be equally… Expand
A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences
- Gary Goertz, J. Mahoney
- Sociology, Mathematics
- 9 September 2012
Preface vii *1. Introduction 1 *2. Mathematical Prelude: A Selective Introduction to Logic and Set Theory for Social Scientists 16 I. CAUSAL MODELS AND INFERENCE *3. Causes-of-Effects versus… Expand
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A Tale of Two Cultures: Contrasting Quantitative and Qualitative Research
- J. Mahoney, Gary Goertz
- Sociology
- 20 June 2006
The quantitative and qualitative research traditions can be thought of as distinct cultures marked by different values, beliefs, and norms. In this essay, we adopt this metaphor toward the end of… Expand
The Logic of Process Tracing Tests in the Social Sciences
- J. Mahoney
- Mathematics
- 2 March 2012
This article discusses process tracing as a methodology for testing hypotheses in the social sciences. With process tracing tests, the analyst combines preexisting generalizations with specific… Expand
Toward a Unified Theory of Causality
- J. Mahoney
- Psychology
- 1 April 2008
In comparative research, analysts conceptualize causation in contrasting ways when they pursue explanation in particular cases (case-oriented research) versus large populations (population-oriented… Expand
The legacies of liberalism: path dependence and political regimes in Central America
- J. Mahoney
- Political Science, Economics
- 21 January 2003
Despite their many similarities, Central American countries during the twentieth century were characterized by remarkably different political regimes. In a comparative analysis of Guatemala, El… Expand
After KKV: The New Methodology of Qualitative Research
- J. Mahoney
- Sociology
- 2010
This article discusses developments in the field of qualitative methodology since the publication of King, Keohane, and Verba's (KKV 's) Designing Social Inquiry. Three areas of the new methodology… Expand
Rethinking agency and structure in the study of regime change
- J. Mahoney, R. Snyder
- Sociology
- 1999
The oscillation of the study of political regime change between voluntarist and structural approaches has increasingly led scholars to seek research strategies for synthesizing the two approaches.… Expand
Explaining Institutional Change: Ambiguity, Agency, and Power
- J. Mahoney, K. Thelen
- Philosophy
- 2009
En el ano 2006 Shapiro, Skowronek y Galvin editaron un libro que puso al dia el estudio de las instituciones al presentar un conjunto de traba- jos representativos de las principales tradiciones en… Expand
Process Tracing and Historical Explanation
- J. Mahoney
- Computer Science
- 3 April 2015
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