Methoden vergleichen

	Vergleichende thematische Analyse	Vergleichende Fallstudie
Fachgebiet	Qualitativ	Qualitativ
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	2000s–2010s (as an explicit comparative variant of thematic analysis)	1984 (Yin); 1995 (Stake)
Urheber	Virginia Braun & Victoria Clarke (thematic analysis foundation); comparative extension developed in applied policy and cross-cultural qualitative research traditions	Robert K. Yin; Robert E. Stake
Typ	Qualitative comparative analytical strategy	Qualitative / mixed research design
Wegweisende Quelle	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.	Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications: Design and Methods (6th ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1506336169
Aliasnamen	cross-group thematic analysis, comparative TA, multi-group thematic analysis, comparative qualitative thematic analysis	cross-case study, multi-site case study, multiple case study design, comparative case analysis
Verwandt	6	4
Zusammenfassung	Comparative Thematic Analysis applies the structured procedures of thematic analysis across two or more distinct groups, sites, or time points, with the explicit aim of identifying both shared patterns and meaningful differences. Rather than producing a single composite account of experience, it yields a layered analysis that maps where themes converge and diverge across comparison units — making it especially valuable for policy-relevant, cross-cultural, or multi-site qualitative studies.	Comparative case study is a qualitative research design in which two or more bounded cases are studied in depth and then systematically compared to identify similarities, differences, and patterns across contexts. Rooted in Yin's replication logic and Stake's multiple case framework, it is particularly suited to questions that ask how or why a phenomenon unfolds differently — or similarly — across distinct settings, populations, or time periods.