Introduction: case study research in the social sciences

Peter Rule

Chapter 1 in Handbook of Case Study Research in the Social Sciences, 2024, pp 1-14 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter provides an introduction to the Handbook of Case Study Research in the Social Sciences. It begins with a brief discussion of definitions of case study. In an original contribution, it explores some of the composite meanings of the word ‘case’ in case study research and depicts these meanings and their relations in the form of a diagram. It then outlines the broad understanding of ‘social sciences’ which informs the Handbook and looks at case study as a methodological lens in the social sciences. The chapter sketches the history of case study research in the social sciences by way of orientation. Finally, it previews the parts and chapters of the handbook.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Education; Environment; Geography; Innovations and Technology; Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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