Comparative Historical Analysis

Mahoney, James; Rueschemeyer, Dietrich

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511803963.002

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“…Comparative historical analysis is a method with a rich history in the social sciences and humanities [33]. It has provided insights into areas ranging from how revolutions occur (e.g., [34]) to how energy systems have changed over centuries (e.g., [35]). Comparative historical analysis, in contrast to methods like statistical inference, starts from the premise that the specifics and degree of variability in each case should be explored before assuming generalizations can be drawn between cases [36].…”

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Towards Water Sensitive Cities in the Colorado River Basin: A Comparative Historical Analysis to Inform Future Urban Water Sustainability Transitions

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Many population centers in the American West rely on water from the Colorado River Basin, which has faced shortages in recent years that are anticipated to be exacerbated by climate change. Shortages to urban water supplies related to climate change will not be limited to cities dependent on the Colorado River. Considering this, addressing sustainable water governance is timely and critical for cities, states, and regions facing supply shortages and pollution problems. Engaging in sustainability transitions of these hydro-social systems will increase the ability of such systems to meet the water needs of urban communities. In this paper, we identify historical transitions in water governance and examine their context for three sites in the Colorado River Basin (Denver, Colorado, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona) to provide insight for intentional transitions towards sustainable, or "water sensitive" cities. The comparative historical approach employed allows us to more fully understand differences in present-day water governance decisions between the sites, identify past catalysts for transitions, and recognize emerging patterns and opportunities that may impact current and future water governance in the Colorado River Basin and beyond.

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Towards Water Sensitive Cities in the Colorado River Basin: A Comparative Historical Analysis to Inform Future Urban Water Sustainability Transitions

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“…This paper adopts the Historical Institutionalism (HI) approach, which is an approach to studying politics and change (Steinmo, 2008;Mahoney and Rueschemeyer, 2003). This theoretical lens provides insight into how institutions structure behaviour and outcomes as well as how institutional changes occur over time (Sepulveda, 2014;Steinmo, 2008).…”

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Understanding social enterprises in the United Kingdom: the case of South Yorkshire

Mswaka

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Cai³

et al. 2016

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Purpose This study aims to analyse the development of social enterprises in the UK, in the context of the increased need for creative solutions to ameliorate deprivation and deliver effective public services. Design/methodology/approach The investigation draws on a mixed method approach from a postal survey of 102 social enterprises complemented by detailed analysis of two selected cases and key informant interviews. Findings The results of the study show that there is a paradigm shift in the practice and conceptualisation of social enterprises in South Yorkshire, as they are increasingly taking a more corporate approach to achieve their outcomes. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to social enterprises in South Yorkshire, UK. Further comparative analysis in other regions and social contexts is required to explore if these results are widely applicable. Practical implications This study is of potential benefit to researchers and those involved in formulating policies for the development and support of social enterprise. Originality/value The study contributes to the extant literature by investigation of the development of social enterprise in competitive markets, which is an area that requires further academic scrutiny. The South Yorkshire region presents an interesting case that extends our understanding of the operations of social enterprises in the UK, given the high levels of deprivation because of the steady decline of its industrial base (Bache and Chapman, 2008).

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“…While we are able to determine causal inference through contextual and historical comparison (Mahoney andRueschemeyer 2003: 6 andSchmitter 2003: 315 for the former, Collier 1993: 110 for the latter), such an outcome depends on cultural knowledge (Thelen 1999: 376), or, not on "breadth of coverage but depth of insight" (Brady, Collier, and Seawright 2004: 11). I hope that the identification, comparison, and testing of these two cases will lead to the fine-tuning of the overarching hypotheses, that antiimmigrantism in Iberia is due to the factors addressed throughout this paper and that future countries of migration will be more like Spain and Portugal than the more traditional countries of migration, to then target other cases that might suggest new hypotheses and theoretical ideas, which is the goal of comparative politics (Munck 2004: 119).…”

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Migration in 21st-century Iberia: the politics and patterns of anti-immigrantism and emigration

Larson¹

2016

Anais Do IX Encontro Nacional Sobre Migrações

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Comparative Historical Analysis

Cited by 182 publications

References 136 publications

Towards Water Sensitive Cities in the Colorado River Basin: A Comparative Historical Analysis to Inform Future Urban Water Sustainability Transitions

Towards Water Sensitive Cities in the Colorado River Basin: A Comparative Historical Analysis to Inform Future Urban Water Sustainability Transitions

Understanding social enterprises in the United Kingdom: the case of South Yorkshire

Migration in 21st-century Iberia: the politics and patterns of anti-immigrantism and emigration

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