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The Logic and Methodological Rules of Reconstruction, new observations and ideas? The positivist tradition emphasises the alternation between on the one hand observations and the formulation of general theories, also called laws, and on the other hand testing of theories through new observations. The logic of such hypothetical-deductive reasoning, how

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Design of Research Projects,to carry out a research project. This plan or structure has two parts. One is the purpose of the project, in other words what knowledge we want to develop about what. I distinguish between different purposes that can govern the research interest in a research project: Theory testing, theory developm

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Variable-Centred Designs,ltiple units. Their basic property is, however, the underlying reductionism that decides how we produce and organise data in a variable-centred design. This chapter discusses how theory testing and theory development place different demands on the set-up of a variable-centred inquiry, before ending

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Case Designs,mportant to understand what constitutes the case in a case study and what class of phenomena it represents. A case study needs to be focused; that is, it must be oriented towards a specific type of research purpose, and it must have a focus that is relevant for the purpose. Further, the collection o

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Intervention-Oriented Designs,earch. My main argument is that comprehensive evaluations of interventions and measures must combine studies of process and effect. Measures, interventions, and reforms in society build on a more or less explicit theory of action about the effects of the measure. To evaluate the measures, we need to

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