Abell, Peter (2004) Narrative explanation: an alternative to variable-centered explanation? Annual Review of Sociology, 30 (1). pp. 287-310. ISSN 0360-0572
Abstract
The nature of narrative explanations is explored as an alternative to the better established variable-centered explanations. Narratives are conceived as di-graphs where the nodes are states of the world and the arcs are actions (causes). Comparative narratives are understood as mappings between di-graphs. Ethnographic and historical explanations, where the number of cases is small and causality complex, may depend upon a narrative depiction.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.annualreviews.org/loi/soc |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 Annual Reviews |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Sets: | Research centres and groups > Managerial Economics and Strategy Group Departments > Management |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2011 15:28 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/31565/ |
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