ABSTRACT
This final section of the book summarizes the studies in Part II (Chapter 9) and discusses the new issues and challenges that will confront the field in the future (Chapter 10). Chapter 9 reviews the studies in Part II with respect to the ways in which they have highlighted the methodological trade-offs associated with different comparative methods and the contributions they have made to build theories in political science. In this way, the comparative architecture of Part I is brought to bear on the issues and methodological discussions in Part II. The key factors that are important for comparative research which emerge from this analysis include case selection (both number and type), the limitation of inferential aspirations, and the practice of good theorizing and adequate research design.
