Using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Social Science Research Abstract

Abstract

Although the interest in fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), which has the potential to reveal asymmetric causal relationships, has gradually increased in the international social sciences literature, the scarcity of researchers using this analysis in Turkey is striking. This article has been written to introduce a method that can help Turkish social science researchers obtain richer information from their data in the national social science literature. Rooted in sociology, this method is valuable in terms of showing how both qualitative and quantitative data can be pragmatically handled with a single analysis method. This article provides a comprehensive literature review and a detailed guide on how to use the method through a sample application for readers. In addition, the study analyzes the conditions and outcome configurations that are effective in countries’ global competitiveness using the sample application provided in the research.

Keywords

• Asymmetric analysis
• Qualitative comparative analysis
• Cluster theoretical methods
• Theory development
• Applied data analysis
• Mixed methods
• Global competitiveness analysis

Sosyal Bilim Araştırmalarında Bulanık Küme Nitel Karşılaştırmalı Analiz Yönteminin Kullanımı

Abstract

Uluslararası sosyal bilimler yazınında, asimetrik nedensel ilişkiyi ortaya koyma potansiyeli olan bulanık küme nitel karşılaştırmalı analize (fsQCA) ilgi giderek artmasına rağmen, Türkiye’de bu analizi kullanan araştırmacıların azlığı dikkat çekicidir. Bu makale, sosyal bilimler alanında çalışan araştırmacıların verilerinden daha zengin bilgiler elde etmesine faydalı olabilecek bir yöntemin ulusal sosyal bilimler yazınına tanıtılması için kaleme alınmıştır. Sosyoloji kökenli olan bu yöntem hem nitel verilerin hem de nicel verilerin pragmatik bakış açısıyla tek bir analiz yöntemiyle ele alınabileceğini göstermesi açısından değerlidir. Bu makalede, kapsamlı bir literatür taraması ve okuyucular için bir örnek uygulama üzerinden yöntemin nasıl kullanılacağına dair ayrıntılı bir kılavuz sunulmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, araştırmada kullanılan örnek uygulama ile ülkelerin küresel rekabet edebilirliğinde etkili olan koşulların ve sonuç konfigürasyonlarının yeterli veya gerekliliği analiz edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Asimetrik analiz
• Nitel karşılaştırmalı analiz
• Küme teorik yöntemler
• Teori geliştirme
• Uygulamalı veri analizi
• Karma yöntem
• Küresel rekabet analizi

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