COMParative methods for the Advancement of Systematic cross-case analysis and Small-n Studies

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Here is a quick digest of main recent complements on the COMPASSS international resource site

-1. COMPASSS TRAININGS
http://www.compasss.org/Trainings.htm

- In addition to the two summer courses in Ljubljana and Colchester (see below) Charles C. Ragin will give a SHORT COURSE ON QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS AND FUZZY SETS from the 26th August to the 18th September at the University of Arizona, US

- The detailed outline, with day-by-day timetable, sequence, and reading is now online for the course CONFIGURATIONAL COMPARATIVE METHODS: QCA AND FUZZY SETS (Benoit Rihoux & Carsten Schneider)
Summer School in Methods and Techniques, 4th - 16th August 2008, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

- Information has now been posted on 40th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection, 4th - 15th August 2008, University of Essex, UK
And in particular:
Course 3I: SMALL-N QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS METHODS (James Mahoney)

--2. MEETING
http://www.compasss.org/Meetings.htm

A one day workshop on SYSTEMATIC MIXED METHODS RESEARCH is organised the 6th of June by the Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR) of the University of Manchester, UK
Speakers: Benoit Rihoux (Catholic University of Louvain), Wendy Olsen (University of Manchester), Andrew Mearman (University of West England) Ray Kent (University of Stirling), Gemma Catney (University of Manchester), Anna Zimdars (University of Manchester), Martin Prowse (ODI), and many others

--3. PUBLICATION
http://www.compasss.org/Publications.htm

A FORMAL THEORY OF ROLES.
By Kazuto MISUMI
2007, 194p., paperback
Hana-Syoin
ISBN: 978-4903554037
25.00$

By applying the Boolean approach, this book develops a unique mathematical sociology on social roles

--4. LIST OF SMALL-N PEOPLE (updated – and help us updating it!)
http://www.compasss.org/Smallnpeople.asp

The international “large N list of small-N people” has been updated (as of 20 April).
NB: it is impossible for us alone, at the COMPASSS co-ordination at the UCLouvain, to keep track of all small-n people. Only with your co-operation we will be able to exhaustively cover all people linked to QCA broadly speaking. If you wish to report yourself or suggest corrections/complements (e.g. institution, email address etc.), please send a message to Damien Bol: damien.bol@student.uclouvain.be

Last modified: 25-Mai-2008

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Benoît RIHOUX, Centre de Politique Comparée