Conference Agenda

n Public Administration research and beyond, the ‘case-based’ approach offers multiple options -from single-case to small-N to intermediate-N designs- as well as diverse data types and analysis toolboxes. Navigating these options can be challenging, and researchers often resort to ‘simple, established recipes’ or use toolboxes that may not fit their research context. This workshop will address how to flexibly enrich your case-based methodological toolbox by exploiting emerging options for designs incorporating Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and for coding in Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA). For each, we will propose strategies that enable researchers to leverage both established and emerging options in an effective way:

1. How to build a robust mixed- or multimethod design incorporating QCA? There are several, flexible ways to sequence single-case analyses with QCA, including designs where QCA serves as a modest complement or extension.
2. How to contextualize and manage data work within various designs of case-based research? Several versatile methods are applicable across diverse theoretical and empirical contexts, including various forms of thematic and content analysis, allowing researchers to tailor qualitative data analysis to the specific demands of their research.

Additionally, we will introduce MethodsNET, the Methods Excellence Network, (https://methodsnet.org ), a newly established global membership-based association dedicated to providing access to cutting-edge research methods training, facilitating methods development and innovation and promoting pluralism in research methodologies. We will highlight upcoming events, including our Launch events from 30 October to 2 November 2024 (https://methodsnet.org/launch-events/ ), at UCLouvain, Belgium, and the services and resources being developed by MethodsNET.