Abstract
ABSTRACT What theories explain a dynamic political field and its outcome? Can we judiciously combine theories into a better hybrid explanation? To be valid, a theory’s claimed causal factor must manifest in the field as a representative mode of micro power used between actors in dyads (its mechanism). The modes’ relative presence indicates the theories’ relative causal validity. The Integrated Structurational Analysis method analyzes (hundreds of) actor dyads to find evidence on the relative presence of the modes. The results indicate a shifting, multidimensional causal timescape driving the field and its outcome. Findings from a Japanese case study illustrate the method.
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