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Local Politics and Decision-Making: a Hypothesis-Generating Case Study

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  • Alexander, Allan

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In a recent article on the comparative method in the study of politics, 1 Arend Lijphart discusses the place of the case study and suggests that there are six types of case study, four of which may be characterized as theoretical, two as atheoretical. The first of the theoretical types is the hypothesis-generating case study. Of studies of this type, Lijphart says: ‘They start out with a more or less vague notion of possible hypotheses, and attempt to formulate definite hypotheses to be tested subsequently among a large number of cases.2 The study upon which this paper is based satisfies entirely the first part of this description in that it began with a ‘more or less vague notion of possible hypotheses’ and it is hoped that the more definite hypotheses which were generated will be worthy of the large-scale testing that will eventually lead to the construction of a general theory of non-partisan civic government in Canada.

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  • Alexander, Allan, 1975. "Local Politics and Decision-Making: a Hypothesis-Generating Case Study," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 5(1), pages 112-123, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:5:y:1975:i:01:p:112-123_00
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