comparative research
type: Concept
narrower: cross-case analysis

methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: cross-case analysis

cross-case analysis
type: Concept
broader: cross-national research
broader: comparative research
definition: A study can include the examination of one case or a collection of cases in order to learn something about a concept, theory, social process, and so on. Cross-case or comparative approaches include functional analysis as first developed by Durkheim (1858–1917. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry; Cross-Case Analysis]

cross-national research
type: Concept
narrower: cross-case analysis