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crucial case: a standalone construct

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Political methodology

a case chosen because it is most likely or least likely to fit a theory, so that its outcome offers an especially strong test.

In political methodology, crucial case refers to a case chosen because it is most likely or least likely to fit a theory, so that its outcome offers an especially strong test. This meaning comes from Gerring (2007) in Comparative Political Studies.[1]

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  1. Gerring, J. (2007). Is There a (Viable) Crucial-Case Method? Comparative Political Studies, 40(3), 231-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414006290784

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