Not by technique alone. A methodological comparison of development analysis with Esther Duflo and Elinor Ostrom

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
AGNÈS LABROUSSE
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Methodological Pluralism ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Mainstream Economics ◽  
Great Divide ◽  
Development Analysis ◽  
Methodological Comparison

AbstractThis contribution aims at an original comparison of development analysis with Elinor Ostrom and Esther Duflo from a methodological standpoint, scrutinising their relationship to theory and their operative research strategies. Both perspectives are investigated as case studies for a broader discussion about significant trends in economics and social sciences. Duflo and the J-PAL's approach illustrates – in its own way – new trends and some blind alleys in contemporary forms of mainstream economics, whereas Ostrom and the Bloomington school point towards the marked theoretical and methodological reflexivity of institutionalism, its sensitivity to historical diversity and openness towards social sciences. Distinct social philosophies and episteme are at stake displaying a great divide between two brands of realism and pragmatism, two relationships to development, expertise and knowledge. The paper also contrasts Duflo's methodological monism and mechanistic piecemeal analysis with Ostrom's methodological pluralism and adaptive complex systems analysis.

Systems Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 277-282
Author(s):  
Jean-Frédéric Morin ◽  
Christian Olsson ◽  
Ece Özlem Atikcan
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Complexity Science ◽  
Interacting Systems ◽  
Systems View

This chapter examines systems analysis, which broadly refers to the theories and methods used in the study of interdependent elements forming a complex whole. Proponents of systems analysis hold that interacting systems exhibit properties that one cannot understand by only looking at their individual parts. Complexity science notably aims to explain the properties that govern complex systems such as non-linearity, emergence, self-regulation, and adaptation. In both natural and social sciences, the systems view of life has gained traction in recent years; the number of studies adopting a systemic lens is increasing. Yet, systems analysis remains relatively marginal. The goal of systems analysis is to understand how interactions between individual parts give rise to properties that cannot be explained by looking at them separately.

scholarly journals How Children in Germany Experience Refugees: A Contribution From Childhood Studies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Andresen ◽  
Sascha Neumann ◽  
Ulrich Schneekloth
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Childhood Studies ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Fourth World ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Qualitative Case Studies ◽  
World Vision

AbstractThis paper deals with perceptions, encounters and experiences of children with refugees and refugee children in Germany. It is based on the Fourth World Vision Children Study, which is regularly conducted in Germany since 2007. The study is based on a representative survey among 6- to 11-year-old children, which was combined with qualitative case studies and focuses on children´s well-being, their fears, their concerns as well as their attitudes toward other societal groups and contemporary political issues. For the survey of the Fourth World Vision Children Study, in the questionnaire there were also items included which should allow collecting data on children´s encounters and experiences with refugees, and particularly refugees who are their peers. This paper presents the approach taken in the study and how it is embedded conceptually in childhood studies before reporting and discussing selected findings on the experiences of children in Germany with refugees in their neighbourhood and among their peers. The findings presented in this paper refer to contact as well as interactions and opportunities for establishing friendships between refugee and non-refugee children. This is followed by a discussion of the implications these findings have in terms of consequences for supporting refugee children when arriving at Germany. In the conclusion, we will finally point out the implications of our study for the broader field of childhood studies in social sciences.

Grassroots Archive Collection at CDRCSL

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780042110146
Author(s):  
Yunxiang Yan ◽  
Tian Li ◽  
Yanjie Huang
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Special Collection ◽  
Historical Truth ◽  
Written Materials

This article aims to introduce the value of grassroots archives at the Center for Data and Research on Contemporary Social Life (CDRCSL) at Fudan University for qualitative research in social sciences and humanities. This special collection includes written materials on various aspects of social life that are left outside the official archive system. We first introduce the types and features of the grassroots archives collection and then briefly review the values of these primary sources, illustrated by two examples. We conclude with brief discussion on some case studies based on the primary data from the CDRCSL collection and our reflection on the tension between the protection of subject privacy and preservation of historical truth.

scholarly journals A complex systems analysis of stick-slip dynamics of a laboratory fault

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 013132 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Walker ◽  
Antoinette Tordesillas ◽  
Michael Small ◽  
Robert P. Behringer ◽  
Chi K. Tse
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Stick Slip

Economic Development, Analysis and Case Studies.

1962 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Richard D. Robinson ◽  
Adamentios Pepelasis ◽  
Leon Mears ◽  
Irma Adelman
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Development Analysis

The Use of Photo-interviewing: Three Examples from Health Evaluation and Research

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 52-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalind Hurworth ◽  
Eileen Clark ◽  
Jenepher Martin ◽  
Steve Thomsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Recent Case ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Health Evaluation ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social

This article reviews the use of photographs as data within the social sciences as well as defining related terminology used over the past century. It then examines the use of photos as stimuli for talking about health settings before presenting three recent case studies where photo-interviewing has been used successfully in health evaluation and research. Advantages and limitations of the method are considered.

scholarly journals Geometric Mappings under the Perturbed Extension Operators in Complex Systems Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Chaojun Wang ◽  
Yanyan Cui ◽  
Hao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Unit Ball ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Complex Variables ◽  
Several Complex Variables ◽  
Geometric Properties ◽  
Geometric Characteristics ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Hartogs Domains

In this paper, we mainly seek conditions on which the geometric properties of subclasses of biholomorphic mappings remain unchanged under the perturbed Roper-Suffridge extension operators. Firstly we generalize the Roper-Suffridge operator on Bergman-Hartogs domains. Secondly, applying the analytical characteristics and growth results of subclasses of biholomorphic mappings, we conclude that the generalized Roper-Suffridge operators preserve the geometric properties of strong and almost spiral-like mappings of typeβand orderα,SΩ⁎(β,A,B)as well as almost spiral-like mappings of typeβand orderαunder different conditions on Bergman-Hartogs domains. Sequentially we obtain the conclusions on the unit ballBnand for some special cases. The conclusions include and promote some known results and provide new approaches to construct biholomorphic mappings which have special geometric characteristics in several complex variables.

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