Scaling Down and Up: Can Subnational Analysis Contribute to a Better Understanding of Micro-level and National Level Phenomena?

Authors

Aseema Sinha, Claremont Mckenna CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Government (CMC)

Publication Date

1-2012

Abstract

While cross-national analysis dominates comparative politics, many scholars have moved to the subnational level to test hypotheses generated at the national level. Subnational studies allow researchers to control for variation in a way that even the most sophisticated cross-national statistical studies are unable to.

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Rights Information

© 2012 The American Political Science Association

Recommended Citation

Sinha, Aseema. Scaling Down and Up: Can Subnational Analysis Contribute to a Better Understanding of Micro-level and National Level Phenomena? APSA-Comparative Democratization Newsletter, Symposium on Subnnational Democracy, Volume 10, No. 1, January 2012.