Qualitative Comparative Policy Studies: An Introduction from the Special Section Editors

This inaugural article delineates the vision and scope of the new section "Qualitative Comparative Policy Studies" of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. The co-editors present the five key features of the section: the comparative, the transnational, the relational, the global, and...

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Published inJournal of comparative policy analysis Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 541 - 551
Main Authors Steiner-Khamsi, Gita, Morais de Sa e Silva, Michelle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.09.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
case study methodology
global governance
Governance
International comparisons
Policy analysis
policy transfer
qualitative comparison
spatial comparison
temporal comparison
Timing
transnational networks
Transnationalism
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Summary:This inaugural article delineates the vision and scope of the new section "Qualitative Comparative Policy Studies" of the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. The co-editors present the five key features of the section: the comparative, the transnational, the relational, the global, and the self-reflective. Concretely, they invite contributions on qualitative empirical research that (i) is comparative in its methods and interpretive framework, (ii) draws on the transnational dimension, (iii) considers the relational dimension of network governance, (iv) recognizes an unequal global setting, and (v) is self-reflective and interrogates international comparison as a governance tool. By definition, qualitative comparison is contextual comparison that differentiates between place and space and the temporalities of comparative policy analysis (period, timing, tempo, sequence, lifespan, and age).
ISSN:1387-6988
1572-5448
DOI:10.1080/13876988.2024.2383061