Causality in Policy Studies a Pluralist Toolbox /

Causality in Policy Studies a Pluralist Toolbox /

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This volume provides a methodological toolbox for conducting policy research. Recognizing that policy research spans various academic disciplines, each of which takes a different view on causality, the volume introduces a methodologically pluralistic approach to policy studies. Each chapter clarifie...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Damonte, Alessia (Editor), Negri, Fedra (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
Series:Texts in Quantitative Political Analysis,
Subjects:
Political science.
Political planning.
Social sciences > Statistical methods.
Methodology of Political Science.
Public Policy.
Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy.
Political Theory.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: the Elephant of Causation and the Blind Sages
  • 2. Causation in the Social Realm
  • 3. Counterfactuals with Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Variation
  • 4. Correlation is not Causation, yet... Matching and Weighting for Better Counterfactuals
  • 5. Getting the Most Out of Surveys: Multilevel Regression And Poststratification
  • 6. Pathway analysis, causal mediation and the identification of causal mechanisms
  • 7. Proof by Testing Joint Sufficiency Twice: Explanatory Qualitative Comparative Analysis
  • 8. Causal Inference and Policy Evaluation from Case Studies using Bayesian Process Tracing
  • 9. Exploring Interventions ogn Social Outcomes with in Silico, Agent-Based Experiments
  • 10. The Many Threats from Mechanistic Heterogeneity that Can Spoil Multi-Method Research.

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