Strategies for Comparative Research in Political Science

B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of Government at the University of Pittsburgh, USA and Professor of Comparative Governance at Zeppelin University in Germany. He has published extensively in comparative politics, public administration, and European politics.

• Preface1. The Importance of Comparison2. The Logic of Comparison3. The Number of Cases and Which Ones?4. Measurement and Bias5. The Role of Theory in Comparative Politics6. The Case Study7. Building on Case Analysis8. Events History and Change Over Time9. Statistical Analysis10. The Future of Comparative Politics.