Search Results - "comparative method"

In this article, we aim to make an initial approximation over the organization and struggle methods developed in Peru and Bolivia under the orientation of anarchism, during the period between the 1880s and 1930s.Adopting a transnational approach and an the comparative method, the wide time span chos...

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This paper introduces and describes the second edition of the Mixtec Sound Change Database (Auderset & Campbell, 2024), which now includes a module on tone change. Tone change is an under-researched topic in historical linguistics and is virtually absent from cross-linguistic databases. The Mixt...

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Comparative law does not imply only the comparative method of research of legal systems (macrocomparison) or similar legal institutions in distinct legal systems (microcomparison). As stated in the postmodern legal literature, in contrast to its ”classic” definition, comparative law is not limited t...

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Currently, the general approaches to the analysis of qualitative data are these: 1.) If the analyst wishes to convert qualitative data into crudely quantifiable form so that he can provisionally test a hypothesis, he codes the data first and then analyzes it. He makes an effort to code “all relevan...

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This study discusses how cultural interpretations of the foster parent role might shape perceptions and practices related to the temporariness of care and reunification with biological families. Employing a contrastive-comparative approach, the study compares interviews with seven Japanese foster pa...

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A lecture on Shakespeare from Vorlesungen Uber dram- atischen Kunst und Literatur (“Lectures on Dramatic Art and Lit­erature”) by A. W. Schlegel is published in Russian for the first time. Reflecting on Shakespeare from the point of view of roman­tic drama, Schlegel challenges the ideas of French cl...

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In the first chapter of this book, Glaser explains his purpose to help the researcher use the constant comparative method to discover and name patterns in the data, relate them to each other, generate a “conceptual hypothesis” (p. 2), and allow a multivariate substantive theory to emerge around a co...

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The article discusses the approaches and methods of territorial ethnic autonomies comparative research that are part of both federal and unitary states. The statement on the dual role that these autonomies play is substantiated. The analysis of autonomous communities to assess positive and negative...

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The article is due to that in view of the dynamically developing processes of globalization of the world community, it is vital to identify a verified list of threats to national security. Are the key provisions of the methodological apparatus of comparative analysis of strategic planning documents...

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The research study protocol is a roadmap for conducting research systematically, efficiently, and ethically. While protocols have standard components, a classic grounded theory protocol differs in its methods, including processes and procedures, because of the uniqueness of the methodology. A class...

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Inferring palaeoecology for fossils is a key interest of palaeobiology. For groups with extant representatives, correlations of aspects of body shape with ecology can provide important insights to understanding extinct members of lineages. The origin and ancestral ecology of turtles is debated and v...

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INTRODUCTION. International legal policy is a new object in international legal studies, although this phenomenon exists as long as the external relations of States. International legal policy is a rare case of research subject, which remains unexplored. International legal policy as a Concept of St...

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Financial analysis and assessment of the company’s activity in the market economy plays an important role as an indicator of the organization reliability and its competitiveness. For a commercial bank, a positive opinion on its financial position becomes even more important as not only the effective...

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This study employs a historical-phenomenological approach to examine the concepts of “new religion” and “new religious movement.” The concepts of religion and religious are examined by the history of religions in terms of the institutional and non-institutionalised nature of the religious structure...

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Geometric morphometrics is widely used to study underlying causal factors in phenotypic evolution and to reconstruct evolutionary history of phenotypes. However, non-linearities in the phenotypic landscape may exist such that analytical solutions derived from comparison of phenotypes in morphospace...

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The article is an analysis of the use of artificial neural networks in problems of navigation of unmanned aerial vehicles operated at high latitudes.

Abstract One of the main limitations of phylogenetic comparative analyses is that associations between traits can only be interpreted as correlations. Here, we present a novel Bayesian structural equation model (PhyBaSE) which allows us to disentangle direct from indirect relationships among variabl...

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Introduction. The article compares the methods of researching political discourse with special attention to linguistic methods, in particular, to discourse analysis and cognitive and rhetorical approaches. These methods are widely used to study political speeches, statements, texts. Increasingly, po...

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