Goertz, Gary, 1953-

Social science concepts : a user's guide / Gary Goertz - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2006 - xi, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-287) and index.

Structuring and theorizing concepts -- Concept intension and extension -- Increasing concept-measure consistency -- Substitutability, aggregation, and weakest-link measures / with William F. Dixon -- Concepts and selecting (on) the dependent variable / with J. Joseph Hewitt -- Negative case selection: the possibility principle / with James Mahoney -- Concepts and choosing populations / with J. Joseph Hewitt -- Concepts in theories: two-level theories / with James Mahoney.

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Social sciences--Research
Qualitative research
Political science--Research

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