Case Studies
DOI: 10.4135/9781473915480.n7
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“…55 A theory of the conditions under which gross human rights violations are more likely to be carried out can be tested through careful case selection.…”
Section: Building From the Ground Upmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…55 A theory of the conditions under which gross human rights violations are more likely to be carried out can be tested through careful case selection.…”
Section: Building From the Ground Upmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Notably, in this study, it is risky to claim that the comparability requirement of doing multi-case study is favorably met, since the controlled comparison across cases is almost not possible for nature events (George and Bennett 2005;Gerring 2004), and the three cases are hierarchically at two levels (one generic case of national mitigation policy making and two nested cases of specific mitigation programs). However, since all the three cases follow the same analytic framework and share overlapping timeframe, some factors and features are summarized to reflect the commonality or uniqueness of China's climate change policy processes.…”
Section: Results Of the Cross-case Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The purpose of the using multi-case study approach is to enhance the generality of understanding a broader phenomenon (Gerring 2004), and enhance the probability of capturing novel findings that may exist in data (Eisenhart 1989). The three cases of different policy arrangements can contribute to a better understanding of the nature of China's policy making process on climate change and of roles and influences of policy networks involved in the process.…”
Section: Results Of the Cross-case Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
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