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聽Chair in Qualitative Empirical Research Methods

Our publications

Complete publication lists can be found on the pages of the respective persons:

Prof. Dr. Claudius Wagemann
 Dr. Benedikt Bender
Dr. Mahmoud Farag
Dr. Seraphine F. Maerz
On this page we present some publications. Especially in the social sciences, publications are the typical "products" of our scientific activities. As a professor of methods, we are quite book-heavy, because we are also very involved in the field of textbooks and handbooks. Our research assistants are also encouraged at a very early stage to strive for publications.

Protest and Democracy - How Movement Parties, Social Movements and Active Citizens Are Reshaping Europe (Book)

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This book offers an interdisciplinary analysis of the interplay between protest and
institutions during an era of multiple crises in Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Romania and the UK. Focusing on the interaction between citizens, social movements
and movement parties, and questions of democratic quality related to participation,
competition and responsiveness, it considers the role of traditional and social media
when connecting institutional and non-institutional arenas. Building on insights
from political science, sociology and communication studies, it combines an original
cross-national survey, interviews, media analysis, document analysis, statistical
analytical techniques, critical discourse analysis, social network analysis and natural
language processing, in a comparative perspective.

Citation

Wagemann, C., Burean, T., Mercea, D., Mosca, L. & Neumayer, C. (2025). Protest and Democracy. In Routledge eBooks. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003532507

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Book chapter)

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Springer recently published the second edition of the Handbook of Policy Research, edited by Georg Wenzelburger and Reimut Zohlnh枚fer. As in the first edition, Claudius Wagemann has again contributed a chapter on Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Here is the abstract: The article introduces "Qualitative Comparative Analysis" (QCA). It is a systematization of the logic of comparative case studies that applies set-theoretical procedures to the social sciences. After an overview of the logic of the procedure, QCA is described as a systematic comparative research design. Calibration and the steps involved in analyzing necessary or sufficient conditions are then discussed. Three example studies related to policy analysis in which QCA is applied are then presented. The paper concludes by showing the developments QCA has taken in recent years and the positive and negative effects of the increasing use of powerful software options on the application of QCA.

Citation

Wagemann, C. (2023). Qualitative Comparative Analysis. In: Wenzelburger, G., Zohlnh枚fer, R. (eds) Handbuch Policy-Forschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34560-0_16

Handbuch Methoden der Politikwissenschaft (Book)

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This handbook contains contributions on methodological research and application in political science written by leading experts in the German-speaking and international area. Firstly, it describes the insights that can be gained with the respective method. Second, the basic principles of the respective application are explained and the reader is given an introduction to the functioning of the method. Third, the contributions enable the reader to critically read publications written with the described methods and techniques, to assess the procedure and quality of the method application, and to evaluate the validity of the results obtained. And fourth, the contributions outline important fields of application of the methods using examples of political science publications.

Citation

Handbuch Methoden der Politikwissenschaft: Wiesbaden Springer VS Achim Goerres, Markus B. Siewert, Claudius Wagemann (2020) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-16936-7

Qualitative Methoden in der Politikwissenschaft (Book)

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This book offers a cross-paradigm account of the qualitative methodological repertoire in political science. Interpretive methods (qualitative interviews, group discussions, observational procedures, content analysis, discourse analysis, hermeneutic procedures, ethnographic methods, and grounded theory); case study methodology (descriptive-comparative case studies, case-comparative causal analysis, process analysis, and congruence analysis); and Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), especially in its fuzzy set variant, are covered. Many examples round out the textbook.

Citation

Qualitative Methoden in der Politikwissenschaft I Eine Einf眉hrung: Wiesbaden Springer VS Joachim Blatter, Phil C. Langer, Claudius Wagemann (2018) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-14955-0

Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences (Book)

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Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and other set-theoretic methods distinguish themselves from other approaches to the study of social phenomena by using sets and the search for set relations. In virtually all social science fields, statements about social phenomena can be framed in terms of set relations, and using set-theoretic methods to investigate these statements is therefore highly valuable. This book guides readers through the basic principles of set theory and then on to the applied practices of QCA. It provides a thorough understanding of basic and advanced issues in set-theoretic methods together with tricks of the trade, software handling and exercises. Most arguments are introduced using examples from existing research. The use of QCA is increasing rapidly and the application of set-theory is both fruitful and still widely misunderstood in current empirical comparative social research. This book provides the comprehensive guide to these methods for researchers across the social sciences.

Citation

Schneider, C. & Wagemann, C. (2012). Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences: A Guide to Qualitative Comparative Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139004244