Comparative Analysis

[Dierkes, Julian]

Dear EITI Analyzers,

I fear that I haven’t been clear enough about the kind of analysis that I’m trying to encourage you to do.

For a fairly approachable version of what I have in mind, see Charles Ragin’s "The Comparative Method". In this book, Ragin tries to formalize comparison for causal inference. I am not suggesting that you go as far as Boolean algebra and a truth table, but I do think that if you treat a categorization of sub-national reporting as an outcome, the other variables you have been collecting will serve at least as suggestions as to what might be causing this outcome which will add some punch to a summary of your 14 country cases.

Cheers,
Julian Dierkes


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Julian DIERKES

Institute of Asian Research
Univ of British Columbia

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[Carlos da Costa]

Hi Julian,

I managed to get my hands on Ragin's book today, are you referring to where he talks about "heterogeneity and causal complexity" and "case-oriented comparative methods" in Chapters 2 - 3 of his book?

Also, are you looking for us to ask and possibly find answers to some casual questions that we agree upon to investigate? 

For those not necessarily familiar with causal analysis please have a look at the attachments.

Thanks,

Carlos

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[Carlos da Costa]

Guys,

In case this event that we at CIM MES, in Vancouver, are co-hosting (http://www.cimmes.org/blog/event/vancouver-blg/?instance_id=153) interest some of you do let me know and I'll see if I can reserve seats to all who's interested in joining us (it's free and it will be well attended).

If you do wish to join us please make sure that you can indeed attend it since seats are limited. Please let me know ASAP.

Thanks,

Carlos

[Bérangère Maïa Parizeau]

Hi! 

I just came across some of the most incredible pictures of the indigenous mongolian reindeer tribe. 

http://www.beforethey.com/tribe/tsaatan

I need to go there ASAP.

Maïa

My new email address is nei...@alumni.ubc.ca

Please make the change in your address book.

with kind gratitude, Bérangère Maïa N. Parizeau

[Bulgan Batdorj]

Maybe our project team can work on fundraising event for the project ? ;)

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