Living with imperfect comparisons

Øyen, Else

doi:10.4337/9781845421588.00027

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“…2 Some authors (e.g. Hantrais, 1999;Øyen, 1990) have reminded us that differences within one country or nation state might sometimes be bigger than between countries. This is often ignored or maybe even impossible to analyse in comparative studies where the units of comparison are entire countries.…”

Section: Methodological Challenges In Qualitative Cross-national Resementioning

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Comparing local strategies and practices: recollections from two qualitative cross-national research projects

Gómez

Kuronen

2011

Qualitative Research

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The article is based on methodological reflections and recollections from two qualitative cross-national research projects, one of them comparing Finland and Scotland, and the other one Scotland and Spain. One of them was a case-oriented study of local regeneration strategies in two cities, while the other one used an ethnographic approach for the study of local practices on maternity and child healthcare services. The article is based on the authors’ dialogue and it contributes to the discussion about the value of a qualitative approach in cross-national comparisons and its place in the field of comparative research. It points at its advantages in enabling the analysis of societies and their specific features from inside to recognize cultural and social contexts, but it also draws attention to some specific problems and challenges concerning qualitative cross-national research by providing concrete examples from the two pieces of research.

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Section: Methodological Challenges In Qualitative Cross-national Resementioning

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Comparing local strategies and practices: recollections from two qualitative cross-national research projects

Gómez

Kuronen

2011

Qualitative Research

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“…Second, researchers often understate heterogeneities within the cultures being compared when focusing on differences between the units of analysis, but sometimes variances within cultures may be greater than variations across cultural boundaries (ØYEN, 1990). Third, the so-called Galton's Problem may arise from the fact that differences and similarities, for instance between Great Britain and the United States in terms of message content or professional values, can be thought as "caused" by the respective national cultures or as the result of diffusion across cultures (SCHEUCH,1990).…”

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Networking Journalism Studies: Towards a World Journalism Survey

Hanitzsch

2007

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During the last twenty years or so, comparative research has gained increased attention in journalism studies. The end of the cold war and the onward march of globalization gave a fresh impetus to the mobility of researchers. Scholars nowadays find many opportunities where NetworkiNg JourNalism studies: towards a world JourNalism survey THOMAS HANITZSCH Ilmenau University of Technology, GermanyABSTRACT Most scholars argue that cross-national research is indispensable for establishing the generalizability of theories and the validity of interpretations derived from single-nation studies.

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“…Det er vaesentligt at klargøre, hvilken type cases, man vil undersøge, og isaer i sammenligninger på tvaers af lande er det ikke så enkelt at finde frem til den samme type cases. Ofte giver det således kun mening at sammenligne funktionelle aekvivalenter (Burau, 2007;Øyen, 2004). Det skyldes, at lande har organiseret deres sam-fund på forskellige måder, og at den samme funktion (fx at levere aeldrepleje) er indlejret i forskellige organisatoriske kontekster.…”

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Komparativ forskning i statskundskaben

Andersen¹,

Burau

2007

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Komparativ forskning kan defineres som sammenligning af et begraenset antal cases, hvor hovedinteressen ligger i at forklare systematiske ligheder og forskelle. Både landekomparationer og komparativ forskning inden for et land er vigtige for statskundskab som fagdisciplin, og artiklen handler om, hvordan man bedst desi gn er og gennemfører forklarende komparative undersøgelser. Eksemplificeret med både klassiske studier og helt ny komparativ forskning diskuteres de vigtigste tilgange og principper. Den kontekstorienterede tilgang og den variabelorienterede tilgang praesenteres som to forskellige men ligevaerdige typer komparativ forsk ning. I forhold til begge tilgange handler det isaer om at lade teorien guide under søgelsen og at vaelge cases med omtanke.

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Living with imperfect comparisons

Abstract: In the following I shall use comparative research on poverty as a frame of reference for the discussion. The context of research on poverty highlights the difficulties, but also the advantages of adopting a comparative focus.

Cited by 11 publications

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Comparing local strategies and practices: recollections from two qualitative cross-national research projects

Comparing local strategies and practices: recollections from two qualitative cross-national research projects

Networking Journalism Studies: Towards a World Journalism Survey

Komparativ forskning i statskundskaben

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