Title
Emerging Scholars Bring The Case Study Approach Back-In
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
© 2020, Springer Nature Limited. This introduction to the special issue on case study research, which showcases cutting edge research by emerging scholars on France, describes the connection between these articles and current developments in political science methodology. SI contributors situate their analyses in thick description of France itself, demonstrating how modernity, rationality, common sense, citizenship, and democracy are inherently abstract concepts that only take on political meaning and significance within a specific national context. Simultaneously, these essays flesh out mid-level theories that are more amenable to cross-national generalization without losing rigor in the process, contributing to broader political science literature on experience versus reason, the European and Christian roots of secularism and how this contributes to contemporary discrimination, welfare state development, and political lawyering and the judicialization of politics.
Recommended Citation
Fredette, Jennifer, "Emerging Scholars Bring The Case Study Approach Back-In" (2020). Political Science Open Access Publications. 3.
https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/political-science-oapub/3