Questions written for Comparative Politics readings The State of the Discipline: Questions 1) A diverse methodology of comparative political analysis has increasingly developed since the time of Arend Lijphart’s text on the comparative method. What are the merits of the comparative method’s use of area studies, case studies, cross-case analysis to test theories? Are there any advantages to studying a small number of similar cases rather than a large number of data sets as quantitative research... read more