Kendra L Koivu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4123323 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kendra L Koivu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kendra L |
| FAMILY NAME | Koivu |
| SIGNATURE | KOIVU K L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 116 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Illicit Partners and Political Development: How Organized Crime Made the State
Cases of Convenience? The Divergence of Theory from Practice in Case Selection in Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research
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In the Shadow of the State: Mafias and Illicit Markets
Since Charles Tilly made the comparison between state making and organized crime, it has often been assumed that illicit markets necessarily contain parallel, coercive governance structures: mafias. I argue that some illicit markets have mafias while others do not, and identify as the source of this variation the costliness of the use of force and the imperatives of territorial control. When the use of force is too costly and there is no need to …
The Logic of Historical Explanation in the Social Sciences
Historical explanations seek to identify the causes of outcomes in particular cases. Although social scientists commonly develop historical explanations, they lack criteria for distinguishing different types of causes and for evaluating the relative importance of alternative causes of the same outcome. This article first provides an inventory of the five types of causes that are normally used in historical explanations: (1) necessary but not suff…
The Logic of Historical Explanation in the Social Sciences
Historical explanations seek to identify the causes of outcomes in particular cases. Although social scientists commonly develop historical explanations, they lack criteria for distinguishing different types of causes and for evaluating the relative importance of alternative causes of the same outcome. This article first provides an inventory of the five types of causes that are normally used in historical explanations: (1) necessary but not suff…
In the Shadow of the State: Mafias and Illicit Markets
Since Charles Tilly made the comparison between state making and organized crime, it has often been assumed that illicit markets necessarily contain parallel, coercive governance structures: mafias. I argue that some illicit markets have mafias while others do not, and identify as the source of this variation the costliness of the use of force and the imperatives of territorial control. When the use of force is too costly and there is no need to …
Illicit Partners and Political Development: How Organized Crime Made the State
Cases of Convenience? The Divergence of Theory from Practice in Case Selection in Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Logic of Historical Explanation in the Social Sciences
Historical explanations seek to identify the causes of outcomes in particular cases. Although social scientists commonly develop historical explanations, they lack criteria for distinguishing different types of causes and for evaluating the relative importance of alternative causes of the same outcome. This article first provides an inventory of the five types of causes that are normally used in historical explanations: (1) necessary but not suff…
In the Shadow of the State: Mafias and Illicit Markets
Since Charles Tilly made the comparison between state making and organized crime, it has often been assumed that illicit markets necessarily contain parallel, coercive governance structures: mafias. I argue that some illicit markets have mafias while others do not, and identify as the source of this variation the costliness of the use of force and the imperatives of territorial control. When the use of force is too costly and there is no need to …
Cases of Convenience? The Divergence of Theory from Practice in Case Selection in Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Illicit Partners and Political Development: How Organized Crime Made the State
Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Organised crime (2 works) · Political economy (2 works)