The new comparative-historical method and its contributions to political science and public administration

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Autor(a) principal: Amorim Neto, Octavio
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Rodriguez, Júlio César Cossio
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
eng
Título da fonte: Revista de Administração Pública
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/64713
Resumo: This article seeks to identify the contributions that the new comparative-historical method has made to political science and public administration in Brazil. By showing how recent advances in this new historical-comparative method can generate analytical gains through a more precise establishment of causal conditions, and through the use of tests associated with process tracing, the article hopes to contribute to the strengthening of the qualitative-based research of these two disciplines in Brazil. To achieve this, the paper begins by dissecting the main elements of this method. It then reviews, and reorganizes, as it were, the classic work entitled Sessenta e quatro: anatomia da crise (Sixty-four: anatomy of the crisis) by Wanderley Guilherme dos Santos, in light of the method’s main tenets. The paper also reviews and reorganizes a number of studies on Argentina’s foreign policy in the same light and highlights the gains that can be generated by the disciplined application of the historical-comparative method. In the conclusion, the potential and the limitations of the method are identified, and some final considerations are made with regard to the importance that its application could have to Brazil’s political science and public administration.
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spelling The new comparative-historical method and its contributions to political science and public administrationEl nuevo método histórico-comparado y sus aportes a la ciencia política y a la administración públicaO novo método histórico-comparativo e seus aportes à ciência política e à administração públicacomparative-historical methodprocess tracingcausal conditionsBrazilian politicsArgentina’s foreign policymétodo histórico-comparativorastreo de procesoscondiciones causalespolítica brasileñapolítica exterior argentina.método histórico-comparativomapeamento de processoscondições causaispolítica brasileirapolítica externa argentina.This article seeks to identify the contributions that the new comparative-historical method has made to political science and public administration in Brazil. By showing how recent advances in this new historical-comparative method can generate analytical gains through a more precise establishment of causal conditions, and through the use of tests associated with process tracing, the article hopes to contribute to the strengthening of the qualitative-based research of these two disciplines in Brazil. To achieve this, the paper begins by dissecting the main elements of this method. It then reviews, and reorganizes, as it were, the classic work entitled Sessenta e quatro: anatomia da crise (Sixty-four: anatomy of the crisis) by Wanderley Guilherme dos Santos, in light of the method’s main tenets. The paper also reviews and reorganizes a number of studies on Argentina’s foreign policy in the same light and highlights the gains that can be generated by the disciplined application of the historical-comparative method. In the conclusion, the potential and the limitations of the method are identified, and some final considerations are made with regard to the importance that its application could have to Brazil’s political science and public administration.En este manuscrito, buscamos contribuir al fortalecimiento metodológico de la ciencia política y de la administración pública de orientación cualitativa en Brasil, mostrando cómo los recientes avances del nuevo método histórico-comparativo pueden generar ganancias analíticas a través del establecimiento más preciso de las condiciones causales y el uso de los criterios de evaluación asociados a lo llamado process tracing. Para alcanzar este objetivo, el trabajo, en el primer lugar, analiza los principales elementos de este método. Luego leemos y, por así decirlo, reorganizamos Sessenta e quatro: anatomía da crise, libro clásico de Wanderley Guilherme dos Santos, a la luz de los preceptos de ese método. En seguida, también releemos y reorganizamos algunos estudios sobre la política exterior argentina bajo la misma luz. Destacamos las ganancias generadas por la aplicación disciplinada del método históricocomparativo. En la conclusión, identificamos el potencial y las limitaciones del método y ofrecemos consideraciones acerca de la importancia que su aplicación puede tener para la ciencia política y la de administración pública de Brasil.Neste manuscrito, procuramos identificar os aportes do novo método histórico-comparativo à ciência política e à administração pública. Tentamos contribuir com o fortalecimento das pesquisas de orientação qualitativa dessas duas disciplinas no Brasil, ao mostrar como os recentes avanços daquele método podem gerar ganhos analíticos por meio do estabelecimento mais preciso de condições causais e da utilização dos testes associados ao chamado process tracing. Para dar conta desse objetivo, o trabalho, em primeiro lugar, disseca os principais elementos do referido método. Depois, relemos e, por assim dizer, reorganizamos Sessenta e quatro: anatomia da crise, livro clássico de Wanderley Guilherme dos Santos, à luz dos preceitos do referido método. Em seguida, também relemos e reorganizamos alguns estudos sobre a política externa argentina sob a mesma luz. Destacamos os ganhos gerados pela aplicação disciplinada do método histórico-comparativo. Na conclusão, identificamos as potencialidades e limitações do método, oferecendo também considerações a respeito da importância que sua aplicação pode ter para a ciência política e a administração pública brasileiras.Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EBAPE)2016-12-15info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/64713Brazilian Journal of Public Administration; Vol. 50 No. 6 (2016); 1003-1027Revista de Administração Pública; Vol. 50 Núm. 6 (2016); 1003-1027Revista de Administração Pública; v. 50 n. 6 (2016); 1003-10271982-31340034-7612reponame:Revista de Administração Públicainstname:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)instacron:FGVporenghttps://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/64713/62588https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/64713/pdf_90Copyright (c) 2016 Revista de Administração Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAmorim Neto, OctavioRodriguez, Júlio César Cossio2016-12-16T20:25:04Zoai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/64713Revistahttps://ebape.fgv.br/publicacoes/rapONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||rap@fgv.br1982-31340034-7612opendoar:2016-12-16T20:25:04Revista de Administração Pública - Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The new comparative-historical method and its contributions to political science and public administration
El nuevo método histórico-comparado y sus aportes a la ciencia política y a la administración pública
O novo método histórico-comparativo e seus aportes à ciência política e à administração pública
title The new comparative-historical method and its contributions to political science and public administration
spellingShingle The new comparative-historical method and its contributions to political science and public administration
Amorim Neto, Octavio
comparative-historical method
process tracing
causal conditions
Brazilian politics
Argentina’s foreign policy
método histórico-comparativo
rastreo de procesos
condiciones causales
política brasileña
política exterior argentina.
método histórico-comparativo
mapeamento de processos
condições causais
política brasileira
política externa argentina.
title_short The new comparative-historical method and its contributions to political science and public administration
title_full The new comparative-historical method and its contributions to political science and public administration
title_fullStr The new comparative-historical method and its contributions to political science and public administration
title_full_unstemmed The new comparative-historical method and its contributions to political science and public administration
title_sort The new comparative-historical method and its contributions to political science and public administration
author Amorim Neto, Octavio
author_facet Amorim Neto, Octavio
Rodriguez, Júlio César Cossio
author_role author
author2 Rodriguez, Júlio César Cossio
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Amorim Neto, Octavio
Rodriguez, Júlio César Cossio
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv comparative-historical method
process tracing
causal conditions
Brazilian politics
Argentina’s foreign policy
método histórico-comparativo
rastreo de procesos
condiciones causales
política brasileña
política exterior argentina.
método histórico-comparativo
mapeamento de processos
condições causais
política brasileira
política externa argentina.
topic comparative-historical method
process tracing
causal conditions
Brazilian politics
Argentina’s foreign policy
método histórico-comparativo
rastreo de procesos
condiciones causales
política brasileña
política exterior argentina.
método histórico-comparativo
mapeamento de processos
condições causais
política brasileira
política externa argentina.
description This article seeks to identify the contributions that the new comparative-historical method has made to political science and public administration in Brazil. By showing how recent advances in this new historical-comparative method can generate analytical gains through a more precise establishment of causal conditions, and through the use of tests associated with process tracing, the article hopes to contribute to the strengthening of the qualitative-based research of these two disciplines in Brazil. To achieve this, the paper begins by dissecting the main elements of this method. It then reviews, and reorganizes, as it were, the classic work entitled Sessenta e quatro: anatomia da crise (Sixty-four: anatomy of the crisis) by Wanderley Guilherme dos Santos, in light of the method’s main tenets. The paper also reviews and reorganizes a number of studies on Argentina’s foreign policy in the same light and highlights the gains that can be generated by the disciplined application of the historical-comparative method. In the conclusion, the potential and the limitations of the method are identified, and some final considerations are made with regard to the importance that its application could have to Brazil’s political science and public administration.
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