On September 17, I gave a talk on “Exploring Causal Complexity with Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)” for the International Studies Association (ISA). The recording has now been made available on ISA’s YouTube channel. In my talk, I provide a compact introduction to the method and approach of QCA, with a bit of background on its methodological evolution, complemented by an empirical illustration (based on this open access article and replication data). In the last part of the talk, I address questions from the audience. ISA is the scholarly association devoted to the discipline of international studies. The association represents over 100 countries and has over 7,000 members worldwide (see data here). Thanks to Sarah Dorr, Kat Folker, and everyone at ISA for making this event possible, and especially to the live participants–it was wonderful to see that 86 people from 27 countries joined this session online.
