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Comparative Historical Analysis | in the Social Sciences ganar meio ARN 200.722 Cr3Im Baited by CoE JAMES MAHONEY Bron Unborn 1 | DIETRICH RUESCHEMEYER 1 Bron Unonty init nnn hy aidan eee ‘ono. Sew Yi ne Ma ee or ge ta De tbe memory of Roger V. Gould 22 oe a Sa HH, ws si ee THEO =e an yp pra Sinemet Cue eye gt pein i eR he tif ong Cai Pn De compet ape ty oe "nesta bn (onmymats napete pin) ‘nie tooo ee Wai ‘rover taopiareat 1 seus ReneS aes ‘cuca aa Soe Saornersat tes i nit Contents Prfie truco 1 COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS ACHIEVEMENTS AND AGENDAS. “nes Mahoney sd Ditch Raschencyer 1 Accmaltonof Reach 2. COMPARATIVE HISTOBICAL ANALYSIS AND STUDY OF REVOLUTIONS Joc A. Goldson 3) WHAT WE ENOW ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL POLICY COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE z Elin Aneta 4 KNOWLEDGE AccUMULATION ny Janes Mabeney 1 Analytic Toate 5 MG, SLOW-MOVING, aND...INVISIBLE: MAGROSOCIAL PROCESSES IN THE STUDY OF COMPARATIVE POSITICS Pra Peon 6 How INSTITUTIONS EVOLVE: INSIGHTS FROM COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS ace Teen 7. USES OF NETWORK TOOLS IN COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL RESEARCH, ogee V Gould 8 PERIODIZATION AND PREFERENCES: REFLECTIONS ON PURPOSIVE ACTION IN COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL SOCIAL SCIENCE Tia Karneloa 1 tomes of Meo 9 CAN ONE OR A FEW CASES YIELD Dintich Racchemeyer 10 STRATEGIES OF CAUSAL ASSESSMENT IN COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS James Mahoney Ht ALIGNING ONTOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS Peer A Hall Concaion 12 DOUBLY ENGAGED SOCIAL SCIENCE: THE PROMISE. OF COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL ‘That Skorpat ™ m0 10s » w Contributors Edn Ament Profesor of Sociloy at New York Unies. Hin {ere inode politcal sols, comparative and histor soil, {el movement, and socal poli He ithe auth of sony ares (these jot ond of Blt Rl vial Plt end the Orig {FMadrn Amon Sal Ply incton University Pro, 198). Thi took ened the 1999 Distinguished Publics ed a the American Sicilia! Anocition Seton on Pole Sacco. Profesor Anta is camenty finishing» new bask concn the corseuencs of wl ‘movement ete ed We Nomen Mater he bp of the Test Pes and US. Sal Spending Calero Ju A, Gldsne Professor of Solan oteratioal Ralns a the Unversity a Calflora, Drs He rte stor of the pie [Reshionad Reelin rte Early Mer ard (Univer of Cala Pros, 1992 an he eer of be Ep of Pb Ron (Cv spesional Qustry Pr 199) and en fhe ae Tari Cn fry Westview Pres 191), He haeen fellow ofthe Cte foe AS ‘anced Stay in the Behavioral Scene ot Stanor’ Unies nd has eld losis rm he Ameria Coan of ene Si, the Re seach School of Sol Senet the Aualan National Unitersy and ‘he Canaan nite fr Advanced Resa, Profesor Goldstone a0 ‘amplesagnew monograph ied Retin, Sol Movement nd Saal (Change Uarard Univer Pres, ocoing Reger: Gold ugh the Urverityof Chea fom 1991 2000 and then tate Prof of Sicily an ole Sence at ae Univer ‘iy. He mrs Fellow athe Con for Avance Stay nthe Behar eet eee eee eee eee eee 1 Comparative Historical Analysis ACHIEVEMENTS AND AGENDAS James Mahoney and Dietich Rueschemeyer Coprnve isi nays has lng and diingished hry ia the sod saenes. 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