In Fallon, Swiss, and Viterna’s (2012) study of women’s legislative representation, the authors find that “based on pooled time series analyses of developing nations from 1975 to 2009, . . . democratization has a curvilinear effect on women’s legislative representation, especially when prior electoral experience is taken into account.” (pp. 381–382) What historical and comparative research methodology term best explains the Fallon et al. research design?
a. qualitative comparative historical study
b. variable-oriented research
c. event-structure analysis
d. case-oriented research
e. content analysis
