Patrick A. Mello
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patrickmello.bsky.social
Patrick A. Mello
@patrickmello.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of International Security, Dep. Political Science & Public Administration, @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, foreign policy, research methods.

QCA: https://bit.ly/3NXzhTG,
Handbook: http://bit.ly/3VLE4bS

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So, if you conduct research like this yourself, or if you know a colleague to whom this applies, please get in touch using DM (or send either of us an email)! 5/5
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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The work can by either inductive or deductive, start from PT or start from the cross-case; we want to get to know it all. 4/
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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More specifically, we are looking to show-case work that combines comparative case studies (CCS) or Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) on the one hand, with Process Tracing (PT) on the other. 3/
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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For a book manuscript, Uncovering Causal Symptoms. Case Study Research, Process Tracing, and Qualitative Comparative Analysis, @patrickmello.bsky.social and I are looking for good (preferably published) work that combines cross-case with within-case analysis. 2/
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Congrats, Steve, Phil, and David! I'm glad to see this is out, but I wouldn't have minded if it weren't frighteningly timely. 😱
October 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM