Nature’s Experiments and Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7102409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael S Morgan (0000-0003-3471-2180, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author), Mary S Morgan (London School of Economics and Political Science) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 341-357 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of the Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-3931 • E-ISSN: 1552-7441 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0048393113489100 |
| OpenAlex | W2021021355 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article explores the characteristics of research sites that scientists have called “natural experiments” to understand and develop usable distinctions for the social sciences between “Nature’s or Society’s experiments” and “natural experiments.” In this analysis, natural experiments emerge as the retro-fitting by social scientists of events that have happened in the social world into the traditional forms of field or randomized trial experiments. By contrast, “Society’s experiments” figure as events in the world that happen in circumstances that are already sufficiently “controlled” to be open for direct analysis without reconstruction work
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |