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> Da: Benoit Rihoux <benoit.rihoux@???>
> Data: 12 gennaio 2009 13:13:11 GMT+01:00
> A: benoit.rihoux@???
> Oggetto: COMPASSS Newsletter 20 (! New site !)*****
>
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>
> COMPASSS NEWSLETTER
> N°20 (11 Jan 2009)
>
> COMParative methods for the Advancement of
> Systematic cross-case analysis and Small-N Studies
> http://www.compasss.org
> Main items :
> 1. COMPASSS 2nd generation new site !
> 2. Calls for papers (NB deadlines 15 Jan & 1 Feb 2009)
> 3. Key recent publications
>
>
> --1. COMPASSS 2nd GENERATION NEW SITE !
> Major news to share : we are glad & proud to inform you that the 2nd
> generation COMPASSS International resource site has just been
> launched. The URL is unchanged [ http://www.compasss.org ].
> In short, the site has been expanded and improved in many ways :
>
> 1. A more collective effort
> We have considerably expanded the core of people actually feeding
> and managing the site with 14 experts (from Europe, USA & Japan)
> now constituting the core « research management group », plus the «
> core partners » around them. See http://www.compasss.org/pages/who.html
> .
>
> 2. Improved layout etc
> There are many changes and improvements in the layout, user-
> friendliness, navigability, etc. Enjoy !
>
> 3. Existing pages pursued & improved
> Most of the existing pages (from the « 1st generation » site, 2003
> 2008) are being pursued & improved :
> - Key recent publications -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/announcements/recent.html
> - COMPASSS activities -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/announcements/compasssa.html
> - Training -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/announcements/training.html
> - Conferences, workshops and events -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/announcements/conferences.html
> - Links -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/links/other.html
> - International bibliographical database -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/resources/international.html#
> - List of small-N people -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/resources/smalln.asp
> - COMPASSS working papers (now becoming a more formal WP
> series -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/resources/compassswp.html )
> - Conferences, workshops & seminars (call for papers) -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/announcements/conferences.html
>
> 4. Major additions
> The ambition of these major new pages is to provide more « hands-on
> » information and advice to users, to share experiences, and also to
> open up space for interaction.
> - Best practices page -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/resources/bestpractices.html
> - Software review page -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/resources/software.html
> - Questions and answers forum [NB work in progress] -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/interactive_tools/qandas.html
> - Mailing list -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/interactive_tools/mailinglist.html
> - Configurational Comparative Methods textbook -- http://www.compasss.org/pages/links/ccmtextbook.html
>
> NB practical note (as of 11 Jan 2009) : a few of the core pages (in
> particular the « International bibliographical database », probably
> the most consulted page so far) are in the process of being re-
> launched, and thus may be empty for a little while. Just visit the
> site a few days later and this should be fixed. Thank you for your
> patience this is quite some work.
>
> For sure, there are still a few « bugs » here and there. Please
> notify these to the contactpersons / page managers mentioned at the
> bottom of each page.
>
> Finally, I would like to personally thank Damien Bol for the huge
> work he has put into this. This re-foundation of COMPASSS could
> not have been achieved without his skills and energy.
>
> On behalf of the COMPASSS research management group (Benoit Rihoux &
> Damien Bol at the Université catholique de Louvain, and Wendy Olsen
> and Hisako Nomura at the University of Manchester) and of the whole
> COMPASSS steering group,
>
> Benoit Rihoux
>
>
> --2. CALLS FOR PAPERS
>
> Two call for papers Note the approaching deadlines (15 Jan 09 and
> 1 Feb 09)
>
> 1. SASE Mini-Conference, Paris, France, 16-18 July 09
> [SASE = Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics]
> Theme 4: Analyzing Institutional Diversity and Change: Using Set
> Theoretical and Configurational Methods in Comparative Research.
> This mini-conference invites papers that develop or apply new
> comparative methodologies, particularly QCA and related approaches
> (fs/QCA, MVQCA, etc.) Understanding the causes and consequences of
> institutional diversity in modern capitalism has long faced
> methodological challenges, such as the small-N problem (many
> variables, few cases), complex causation (involving the conjunction
> of multiple factors) or equifinality (where more than one path leads
> to an outcome). Recent advances in QCA and related approaches give
> new opportunities for causal inference based on more systematic
> cross-case comparisons, as well as chances for better methodological
> triangulation with traditional regression analysis or historical and
> case study methods. Much work remains to be done to more clearly
> situate approaches within existing theoretical debates, strive for
> greater clarity in their empirical applications, and test their
> strengths and limits. We invite papers on a wide range of empirical
> topics related to comparative political economy, economic sociology
> and rganizational analysis that share an interest in applying new
> methodological comparative approaches. Prospective papers may
> include macro-comparative analyses of institutional and policy
> arrangements, their outcomes, and strategies of adjustment in
> different countries, as well as micro-analyses of firms and
> organizations.
> Organizers: Ruth Aguilera, Sabina Avdagic & Gregory Jackson
> NB the deadline for the submission of paper proposals is 15 January,
> 2009. Please contact Gregory Jackson (g.s.jackson@???)
>
> 2. ECPR General Conference, Potsdam, Germany, 10-12 Sept 09
> [ECPR = European Consortium for Political Research]
> Panel 86: Fs/QCA and Analytical Politics
> see details at : http://www.compasss.org/pages/announcements/conferences.html
> The deadline for the submission of paper proposals is 1 February,
> 2009. Please contact Barbara Vis (b.vis@???)
>
>
> --3. KEY RECENT PUBLICATIONS
> see details at : http://www.compasss.org/pages/announcements/recent.html
>
> Apart from the Configurational Comparative Methods textbook
> (Rihoux & Ragin, eds, 2008) and the Redesigning Social Inquiry
> book (Ragin, 2008): two major recent books to mention :
>
> -THE CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY. Comparing Europe and Latin America by
> Carsten Q. Schneider (Routledge)
>
> -POLITICS, GENDER, AND CONCEPTS. Theory and Methodology by Gary
> GOERTZ and Amy G. MAZUR (eds) (Cambridge University Press)
>
> ******
