Posted by Maarten Vink, 8 May

New working paper in WP Series: Pattyn, Valérie. 2012. "Why Organizations (do not) evaluate: A Search for Necessary and Sufficient Conditions". COMPASSS Working Paper 2012-70. Direct download here.

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Posted by Maarten Vink, 26 April

New working paper in WP Series: Fischer, Manuel. 2012. "Dominance or Challenge? An Explanation of Power Structures among Coalitions in Swiss Decision-Making Processes". COMPASSS Working Paper 2012-69. Direct download here.

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Posted by Alrik Thiem, 11 April 2012

COMPASSS has been THE leading platform for configurational comparative methodology (CCM). Over the years, it has provided scholars with a wealth of resources, ranging from information about the latest books in the field, over a comprehensive database of CCM publications, to the COMPASSS Working Paper series.

The increasing popularity of CCM, and Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) in particular, has led to many new developments. Methodological progress, new software, and an almost expontential increase in the number of publications about or with an application of QCA are but three of these developments. In the 25th year since the publication of Charles Ragin's award-winning "The Comparative Method", COMPASSS uses the opportunity to respond to the growing demand for information about CCM and QCA with a fully revised website. Complete with a fresh look, the new website offers a number of signifcant improvements over the previous version, including a fully updated bibliography and an extensive review section for QCA software. We hope you will enjoy the new website with all its enhanced features. Comments, questions and suggestions are always welcomed by the management team and will help also respond to new developments in the future.