Theoretical qualitative comparison across cases is rare in peace and security research, which traditionally operates with either generalisable or case-specific theory. A comparative approach is, however, necessary to gather detailed insights with potential for generalisable theories (beyond how these are understood in quantitative disciplines). This Interdisciplinary Fellow Group (IFG) fills this gap by establishing the Global School – Globally Comparative Peace and Security Studies (GCPSS). GCPSS takes inspiration from the debates on conceptual versus empirical generalisability and from Burawoy’s extended case method to develop the tentatively-named Extended Travel Transferability Framework. In developing the framework, the IFG examines how concepts apply across cases, or how they might be reshaped having travelled to a different context. Seeking to contribute to breaking down knowledge hierarchies by anchoring multidisciplinary voices and epistemologies from across the African continent into its conceptualization of generalisability, the GCPSS offers novel approaches for qualitative comparisons on peace and conflict.
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