{"id":251,"date":"2022-12-15T17:19:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T01:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2025-11-30T10:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T18:20:02","slug":"analytical-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/analytical-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytical Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"rg-container\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/uscdornsife.usc.edu\/dept\/calis\/Selected\/selected_search.cfm?calisid=859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Analytical Tools &amp; Case Teaching<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Analytical frameworks are effective tools to manage complexity and are keys to <em><strong>engage in the science of the social sciences<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Analytical tools enable students to drive their own analysis &#8211;and at the same time &#8211;enable teachers to <em><strong>establish clear criteria for detail, depth, scope and balance.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>When we ask students to respond to profound questions about the human condition,<\/strong> a teacher&#8217;s case preparation and a student&#8217;s problem-based learning can be fully supported by analytical frames.\u00a0 Both teachers and students use tools to achieve depth and scope that are necessary for meaningful responses to challenging issues.<\/p>\n<h3>Examples of how simple frames support complex questions:<\/h3>\n<p>The tag will select a limited set of database materials as a way to get started.<\/p>\n<table class=\"rg-table zebra\" style=\"width: 517px;\" summary=\"Hed\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"text \" style=\"width: 96.2px;\">search tag<\/th>\n<th class=\"text \" style=\"width: 404.8px;\">Analytical Frameworks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text \" style=\"width: 96.2px;\" data-title=\"Topic \/ tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/four-worlds\/\">video: Four Worlds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>search:<br \/>\n<a title=\"USC CALIS Activities Database\" href=\"https:\/\/uscdornsife.usc.edu\/dept\/calis\/index.cfm?searchTerm=4w%20intro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4W intro<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"text \" style=\"width: 404.8px;\" data-title=\"Analytical Frameworks\"><em><strong>Four Worlds<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(<em><strong>4W<\/strong><\/em>) &#8212; identify\u00a0<strong>social science factors<\/strong>\u00a0and trace dynamics between them<br \/>\n\u2192\u00a0<em>How do societies organize themselves to provide stability? &#8230;prosperity? &#8230;equity?\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n\u2192\u00a0<em>What is the root cause of slavery? &#8230;poverty? Are causes the same across time and across cultures?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text \" style=\"width: 96.2px;\" data-title=\"Topic \/ tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/equality-continuum\/\">video: Equality Continuum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>search:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/uscdornsife.usc.edu\/dept\/calis\/index.cfm?searchTerm=equal-continuum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">equal-continuum<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"text \" style=\"width: 404.8px;\" data-title=\"Analytical Frameworks\">\u00a0<em><strong>the equality continuum<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0&#8212; identify distinctions between different views of &#8220;the other&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2192\u00a0<em>What does it mean to value diversity?\u00a0 What policies are needed to value diversity while promoting unity?<\/em><br \/>\n\u2192\u00a0<em>What are the dimensions of equality and its relationship to liberty, identity, diversity and responsibility in today\u2019s world?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text \" style=\"width: 96.2px;\" data-title=\"Topic \/ tag\">causes of war<\/p>\n<p>search:<br \/>\n<a title=\"USC CALIS Activities Database\" href=\"https:\/\/uscdornsife.usc.edu\/dept\/calis\/index.cfm?searchTerm=loa-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loa-war<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"text \" style=\"width: 404.8px;\" data-title=\"Analytical Frameworks\"><em><strong>levels of analysis<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Examine individual wars and compare wars in order to build &amp; test theories about causes of a specific war and causes of war in general<br \/>\n\u2192\u00a0<em>What do different causes of war tell us about possible paths to peace?<\/em><br \/>\n\u2666\u00a0establish a wide variety of\u00a0<strong><em>factors<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong><em>variables<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and distinguish them across three levels: human, national, systemic<br \/>\n\u2192<em>\u00a0Is one level more significant?<\/em>\u00a0<em>Why are all levels important?\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n\u2666\u00a0extends across different periods of imperialism, the cold war, and the post cold war to build &amp; test theories about\u00a0<strong><em>historical context<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2192\u00a0<em>What is significantly different and what is essentially the same about causes of war over time?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text \" style=\"width: 96.2px;\" data-title=\"Topic \/ tag\">security<\/p>\n<p>search:<br \/>\n<a title=\"USC CALIS Activities Database\" href=\"https:\/\/uscdornsife.usc.edu\/dept\/calis\/index.cfm?searchTerm=world-vw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world-vw<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"text \" style=\"width: 404.8px;\" data-title=\"Analytical Frameworks\"><em><strong>worldviews<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Professor Steven Lamy\u2019s analytical model of three worldviews: maintainer, reformer, transformer<br \/>\n\u2192\u00a0<em>According to each worldview, how do we best achieve and maintain security?<\/em><br \/>\n\u2666 Prof Lamy uses the\u00a0<em><strong>DEPPP process<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0that is now applied by CALIS to many topics as a basic tool for\u00a0<em><strong>multiple perspectives analysis<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n\u2192\u00a0<em>How can we trace the logic and merit of contending perspectives toward effective negotiation, problem-solving or conflict management?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text \" style=\"width: 96.2px;\" data-title=\"Topic \/ tag\">changing nature of security<\/p>\n<p>search:<br \/>\n<a title=\"USC CALIS Activities Database\" href=\"https:\/\/uscdornsife.usc.edu\/dept\/calis\/index.cfm?searchTerm=change-sec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">change-sec<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"text \" style=\"width: 404.8px;\" data-title=\"Analytical Frameworks\"><em><strong>concept maps<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0-identify dynamics and frame key concepts for meaningful comparison:<br \/>\n\u2666 World Order Models\u00a0\u2192\u00a0<em>At the global level, what system provides the greatest order and stability?<\/em><br \/>\n\u2666 Human Security Agenda: How secure are you? \u2192\u00a0<em>How can we balance national interest and human interest?<\/em>\u00a0(continuum)<br \/>\n\u2666 Lifeline: the Post Cold War Era, 1990 &#8211; present \u00a0\u2192\u00a0<em>What are personal and global implications of globalization?<\/em> (timeline &amp; 4W frame)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uscdornsife.usc.edu\/dept\/calis\/Selected\/selected_search.cfm?calisid=859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Analytical Toolbox<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/tirp-topics\/\">See search tags for TIRP topics<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  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