Case Studies

– 300-500 words

– Distinction between purely descriptive work and a case study as defined by Gerring.

– why case studies are considered more apt in revealing casual mechanisms.

FDR – ASSIGNMENT ON CASE STUDIES

Answer briefly yet precisely the following questions

QUESTION 1. WHICH DISTINCTION DO YOU ESTABLISH BETWEEN A PURELY DESCRIPTIVE WORK AND A CASE STUDY AS DEFINED BY GERRING?

QUESTION 2. WHY ARE CASE STUDIES CONSIDERED PARTICULARLY APT TO REVEAL CAUSAL MECHANISMS?