Unpublished Paper
The Comparative Method of the Most-Similar and Most-Different Systems for Crisis Communication Research
National Communication Association Annual Meeting
(2017)
Abstract
This article contributes to research methodology in crisis communication. It explores the
potentialities, values, and limitations of the comparative method of most-different and most similar
systems for crisis communication research by reviewing its development and
application within the field of comparative politics. As a social scientific mode of inquiry, we
propose that this research method has the potential to bridge crisis communication research’s
rich legacy of interpretive case studies with its growing body of experimental research, and
that it can add an intriguing layer of inquiry to the field. Concluding, the article suggests
directions for future comparative crisis communication research.
Keywords
- comparative method,
- crisis communication,
- research methods,
- case study
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall November 22, 2017
Comments
This paper was accepted for presentation at the peer-reviewed National Communication Association 2017 conference.
Citation Information
Claudia Janssen Danyi and Paul Danyi. "The Comparative Method of the Most-Similar and Most-Different Systems for Crisis Communication Research" National Communication Association Annual Meeting (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/paul-danyi/2/
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