For practical reason, I will set the starting point of this exercise in task 2. The objective here is to critically reflect over the necessary points that make a good case study, supported on Gerring’s (2001/2006) definitions and examples. Hence, this paper will be about how case study guidelines could aid us for placing a theoretical approach. As an example, I will discuss the issues of research proposal seeking to understand how gentrification is being driven in global Latin American cities. I will start by summarizing the original arguments placed in task 2, where the gentrification theory is supposed to be tested in the Latin American context. Further on, a review of the main hypothesis will be discussed in order to explain the critical points of the underlying research structure and its weaknesses. The original hypothesis: General research structure and conflictive points. In task 2, there was no specific case study research design definition. Instead, the efforts where placed in defining a hypothesis where the independent variables (X) and the hypothetical outcome (Y) were highlighted. This was stated as the following: The late internal socio-economic transformations of Latin America cities that have been significantly impacted by the dynamics of the global economy model, have allowed the rise of new agents of gentrification (X), which have had a relevant impact in the conversion, renewal and adaptation of old inner-city neighbourhoods (units of analysis), understood as new and particular forms of gentrification (Y). The target population here is referred to “inner-city neighbourhoods in global Latin American cities” as Rio de Janeiro, Santiago or Buenos Aires. However, no specific sample or case studies wh... ... middle of paper ... ...or a most-different or most-similar case study will depend basically on how we define gentrification for this research. My reflection here is pointing to a general description of what possible research typologies could come up rather than looking into a specific focus. As students, I think it’s important that we may be able to reflect on the multiple choices available for a research design and how these may drive us to diverse conclusions and theoretical descriptions. Works Cited Gerring, J. (2006). Case study research: principles and practices. Cambridge University Press. Gerring, J. (2001). Social science methodology: A criterial framework. Cambridge University Press. Inzulza-Contardo, J. (2012). ‘Latino gentrification’?: focusing on physical and socioeconomic patterns of change in Latin American inner cities. Urban Studies, 49(10), 2085-2107.
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