Here is the list of citations I received, including material I gleaned from a February 2012 gep-ed thread. Thanks everybody.
· Paul F. Steinberg (2007) Causal Assessment in Small-N Policy Studies, Policy Studies Journal 35(2): 181-204. · Sprinz and Yolinsky-Nahmias eds. (2004) ch Models, Numbers and Cases 4, 8 · Harris ed (2013?) The Routledge Handbook of Global Environmental politics a.. Hochstetler and Laituri. Methods in International Environmental Politics, in Palgrave Advances in International Environmental Politics, M. Betsill, K. Hochstetler, and D. Stevis, eds. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 82-109. b.. O'Neill, Kate, Erika Weinthal, Kimberly M. Suiseeya, Steven Bernstein, Avery Cohn, Michael W. Stone, and Benjamin Cashore. 2012. Methods and Global Environmental Governance: Reflection, Relevance and Rigor. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 37 (1). c.. Corell, Elisabeth and Michele M. Betsill. 2008. Analytical Framework: Assessing the Influence of NGO Diplomats. In NGO Diplomacy: The Influence of Non-governmental Organizations in International Environmental Negotiations, M. Betsill and E. Corell, eds. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, pp. 19-42. d.. Bennett, Andrew: Case Study Methods: Design, Use and Comparative Advantages. In Models, Numbers and Cases: Methods for Studying International Relations, D. Sprinz and Y Wolinsky, eds. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, pp. 27-64 (not specific to the environment). a.. Young, Oran R., Eric F. Lambin, Frank Alcock, Helmut Haberl, Sylvia I. Karlsson, William J. McConnell, Tun Myint, Claudia Pahl-Wostl, Colin Polsky, P.S. Ramakrishnan, Heike Schroeder, Marie Scouvart, and Peter H. Verburg. 2006. A Portfolio Approach to Analyzing Complex Human-Environment Interactions: Institutions and Land Change. Ecology and Society 11 (2): 31. b.. Mitchell, Ronald B., and Thomas Bernauer. 1998. Empirical Research on International Environmental Policy: Designing Qualitative Case Studies. Journal of Environment and Development 7 (1): 4-31. · Betsill, Michele M., Kathryn Hochstetler, and Dimitris Stevis, eds. 2006. Palgrave Advances in International Environmental Politics. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan. [esp. Part I, "The context of the study of international environmental politics"] · Geddes, Barbara. 2003. Paradigms and Sandcastles: Theory Building and Research Design in Comparative Politics. Ann Arbor: U Michigan Press. · Mitchell, Ronald, and Mitchell Bernauer. 1998. "Empirical research on international environmental policy: designing qualitative case studies," Journal of Environment and Development 7(1): 4-34. · Sartori, Giovanni. 1970. "Concept misformation in comparative politics," American Political Science Review 64:1033-53. · Sartori, Giovanni. 2001. "Comparing and miscomparing," Journal of Theoretical Politics 3(3): 243-257. · Steinberg, Paul F. 2007. "Causal assessment in small-N policy studies," Policy Studies Review 35(2): 181-204. · Steinberg, Paul F. 2010. "Comparative environmental politics: beyond an enclave approach" [book review essay], Review of Policy Research 27(1): 95-101. · Steinberg, Paul F., and Stacy D. VanDeveer. 2012. Comparative Environmental Politics: Theory, Practice and Prospects. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [esp. ch's 1 and 2] · O'Neill, Kate, Benjamin Cashore, Erika Weinthal, et al., (2012) "New directions in global environmental governance: methods for studying complexity, linkage and scale," Annual Review of Environment and Resources 37 · Ragin (1987) The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies. See also Bahry, Donna. Fall 2010. Syllabus, Political Science 550, " Comparative Politics: Theory and Method," Portland State University. Available: http://polisci.la.psu.edu/docs/syllabi/ Pro_Sem_550_FA10_Bahry_Syllabus.pdf [especially wks 11/10 and 11/17] Mitchell, Ronald. Winter 2011. Syllabus, PS 477/577, "International Environmental Politics," University of Oregon. Available: http://pages.uoregon.edu/rmitchel/iep/PS477SyllabusWinter2011.pdf [esp. wk 2] ISA Compendium. Available: http://www.isacompss.com Peter M. Haas Professor Department of Political Science 216 Thompson Hall UMASS - Amherst
