TY - BOOK AU - George,Alexander L. AU - Bennett,Andrew TI - Case studies and theory development in the social sciences T2 - BCSIA studies in international security SN - 0262572222 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 300.722 22 PY - 2005///] CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts, London PB - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press) KW - Social sciences KW - Methodology KW - BUEsh KW - Case studies KW - BUSBOL KW - MASPPSS KW - November2019 KW - Reading book N1 - Copyright 2005 by The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "The use of case studies to build and test theories in political science and the other social sciences has increased in recent years. Many scholars have argued that the social sciences rely too heavily on quantitative research and formal models and thus have attempted to develop and refine rigorous methods for using case studies. This text presents a comprehensive analysis of research methods using case studies and ER -