Mixed Methods in Comparative Politics

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

Mixed methods researchers employ both quantitative and qualitative methods to answer complex questions within a single study, bridging the quantitative-qualitative divide (Tarrow 1995). This panel unites scholars utilizing mixed methods in the field of comparative politics, highlighting how scholars can creatively apply and combine both quantitative and qualitative methods across a diversity of country contexts. Combining methods helps to develop strong cases for empirical claims, particularly in cases of limited data availability (a common problem for comparative politics researchers). This panel brings together work focusing on Asia, Latin America, and Europe regarding topics relevant to the conference theme of democratic retrenchment, renovation, and reimagination. These topics include violence, conflict, and policing; gender and representation; and responses to crisis. Each paper innovatively utilizes both qualitative and quantitative methods, contributing to a deeper discussion on the value of mixed-methods research in the subfield and highlighting the approach’s broad utility.

Sub Unit

• Division 46: Qualitative Methods

Individual Presentations

• Understanding Majoritarian Violence: Evidence from India - Aidan Milliff, Florida State University; Blair Read

• Law Enforcement and Political Alignment - Isabel Laterzo-Tingley, University of Texas, Austin

• To Discipline or Empower? Explaining Varieties of Autocratic Youth Governance - Adam Almqvist, Lund University

• How Do Mayors’ Ties to Business Sectors Impact Security Policies? - Jaime Lindh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chair

• Laura Garcia Montoya University of Toronto

Discussants

• Agustina Giraudy American University

• Laura Garcia Montoya University of Toronto