CfP for Panel Causal Inference in Set-Relational Analysis: New Techniques
and Developments

at ECPR General Conference 2013 in Bordeaux (Section Analytical Politics:
Linking Theory and Data)

 

Co-chairs: Ingo Rohlfing (University of Cologne) and Carsten Q. Schneider
(CEU Budapest, [log in to unmask])

 

Deadline: 1 February!!!

 

Set relations are asymmetric forms of causation. A condition qualifies as
sufficient if the outcome is present when the condition is present, but the
outcome can also occur in the absence of the condition. Similarly, a
condition qualifies as a necessary cause if the condition is present when
the outcome is present, but the outcome can also be absent in the presence
of the condition. Asymmetric causation distinguishes set relations from
symmetric causation inherent to correlational cause-effect relationships. A
major implication between symmetric and asymmetric causation is that tools
of causal inference known from statistical analysis do not easily travel to
set-relational research.
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in causal inference
in set-relational research. New techniques have been proposed both within
the classic domain of set-relational research and in the statistical field.
The panel invites papers dealing with causal inference in set-relational
research. Contributions to the panel can focus on causal claims based on the
single-case (token) and the cross-case (type) level via counterfactuals, and
the criterion of causes as raising the probability that the outcome occurs.
We also welcome papers that propose alternative truth table algorithms to
the conventional Quine-McClusky algorithm in Qualitative Comparative
Analysis (QCA); that apply statistical tools and concepts to set relations,
such as the potential outcomes framework; or that explore the nexus between
set relations and directed acyclic graphs (DAG).

 

All submissions have to be made via the ECPR website!
http://www.ecpr.eu/MyEcpr/Forms/PaperProposalForm.aspx?EventID=5

 

 

 

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Ingo Rohlfing

Assistant Professor

Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and Social Sciences

Richard-Strauß-Str. 2

D-50931 Köln

Tel: +49 (0)221 470-1233

Fax: +49(0)221 470-1253

https://ingorohlfing.wordpress.com/welcome/

 


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