Reviews for The Humanitarian Companion: A Guide for International Aid, Development and Human Rights Workers

The average rating for The Humanitarian Companion: A Guide for International Aid, Development and Human Rights Workers based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-07-26 00:00:00 David Snapp As another reviewer noted, Gerring's volume is similar to KKV, digging deeply into the importance of case studies for political science - and other fields. Gerring is not strictly a qualitative political scientist, though, and is able to deploy statistics to provide a more mathematical explanation of his concepts as well. This is especially visible in the midsection of the book where the author explains the different categories of case studies and their functions for different types of studies. Gerring is thorough and comprehensive in his treatment of case studies, and while it might appear that he over explains some relatively simple concepts, I believe that these are necessary explanations for more nuanced discussion later in the book. Gerring's book would be a welcome addition to a Research Methods syllabus, leaving students with a much greater understanding of a case study beyond "n is small when using case studies."

Review # 2 was written on 2015-01-11 00:00:00 Rodrigo Garcia Fernandez I enjoyed this book. Some of the chapters can be found in other publications/articles written by Gerring, but the first three chapters of the book do an excellent job of explaining what case studies and cross-case studies are. The chapter on process tracing is also well written and explains the point of the method and how it can be applied. Anyone looking to understand case studies in political science should definitely read this book.