Browsing by Author "Scheffer, Thomas"

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2008Zeitschriftenartikel

Introduction

Niewöhner, Jörg; Scheffer, Thomas

Editorial of the special issue "Thick Comparison: How Ethnography Produces Comparability" of the journal "Comparative Sociology", published in 2008.
2010-04Zeitschriftenartikel

Procedure Weak or Strong Understanding the Limits of Political Inquiries

Schank, Jan; Michaeler, Matthias; Scheffer, Thomas

The authors contrast two political inquiries in light of Luhmann’s system theory of procedure. The article asks whether and to what extent these inquiries can be considered as procedural systems, meaning as distinct frames ...
2010Zeitschriftenartikel

Producing Comparability Ethnographically

Niewöhner, Jörg; Scheffer, Thomas

This short contribution is a response to Robert Prus' commentary paper "Ethnographic Comparisons, Complexities and Conceptualities.'' We agree with many of the points raised and merely reiterate three aspects of our position ...
2010Zeitschriftenartikel

Putting Complex Worlds into Words

Niewöhner, Jörg; Scheffer, Thomas
2010Teil eines Buches

Thickening Comparison

Niewöhner, Jörg; Scheffer, Thomas

This is the introductory chapter of the book, which provides discussion of attempts to use ethnographic methods in order to build objects of comparison and relate them to each other as a means of improving analytical ...