Sumários

Comparative Historical Methods

3 Novembro 2025, 14:30 Tiago Carvalho


  • Definition of CHM

  • Within case methods: causal narratives, process tracing, pattern matching

  • Sequencing, critical junctures, path dependence

  • Justifying temporal scope; linking mechanisms to macro change

  • Students' presentations

Comparative Historical Methods

3 Novembro 2025, 13:00 Tiago Carvalho


  • Definition of CHM

  • Within case methods: causal narratives, process tracing, pattern matching

  • Sequencing, critical junctures, path dependence

  • Justifying temporal scope; linking mechanisms to macro change

  • Students' presentations

Process Tracing

27 Outubro 2025, 14:30 Tiago Carvalho


·        Process tracing and causal mechanisms

·        Student presentations: Sparkes & Wood (2021); Perera & Brown (2025)

Process Tracing

27 Outubro 2025, 13:00 Tiago Carvalho


·        Process tracing and causal mechanisms

·        Student presentations: Sparkes & Wood (2021); Perera & Brown (2025)

Comparative Case Studies

13 Outubro 2025, 14:30 Tiago Carvalho


·        MSSD vs MDSD logics; choosing based on the question

·        Defining population/scope; justifying case selection (typical, deviant, crucial, pathway/diverse)

Exercise with students applying the comparative method