Uluslararası İlişkilerde Nitel Yöntemlerle Makale Yazımı: Vaka Analizi ve İncelikleri

Öz

Uluslararası ilişkiler alanındaki araştırmalarda, sosyal bilimler alanının genelinde olduğu gibi nicel ve nitel yöntemler net bir şekilde ayrılmakta, nicel yöntemlerin bilimsellik, genellenebilirlik ve objektif bilgi üretme konusunda nitel yöntemler üzerinde hiyerarşik üstünlüğü yaygın olarak kabul görmektedir. Bu makale, anılan ön kabulü sorgulamakta, nitel yöntemlerin genellenebilir ve objektif bilgi üretmesi için gerekli koşulları vaka analizi yöntemi üzerinden göstermektedir. Makale vaka analizinin salt bir yöntem olmadığını, tek bir ya da birkaç olay, bölge ya da politika alanının derinlemesine incelenmesinin ötesinde araştırma dizaynının kritik bir parçası olduğunu göstermektedir. Makalede ilk önce nitel vaka analizi tanımlanmakta ve vaka türleri ve vaka seçim kriterleri uluslararası yöntem literatüründen hareketle sonrasında da uluslararası ilişkiler alanında yayınlanmış İngilizce ve Türkçe makalelerden örnekler verilerek tanıtılmaktadır. Sonrasında ise makale vaka analizlerinin nitel olarak gerçekleştirilmesi durumunda nedensel etki ve nedensel süreç analizlerinin nasıl yapılacağı ortaya koymak için vakalar-arası analiz ve vaka-içi analiz tekniklerini tartışmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Vaka çalışması
• vaka analizi
• vaka seçimi
• süreç izleme
• üçgenleme
• karşılaştırmalı vaka analizi

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