Advances in Sequence Analysis: Theory, Method, Applications

Introduction : 1: Philippe Blanchard, Felix Bühlmann and Jacques-Antoine Gauthier, "Sequence Analysis in 2014.- I. How to Compare Sequences : 2: Shin-Kap Han, "Motif of Sequence, Motif in Sequence.- 3: Laurent Lesnard: Using Optimal Matching Analysis in Sociology: Cost Setting and Sociology of Time.- 4: Cees Elzinga,: Distance, Similarity and Sequence Comparison.- 5: Brendan Halpin: Three Narratives of Sequence Analysis.- II. Life Course Sequences : 6: Anette Fasang: New Perspectives on Family Formation: What Can We Learn from Sequence Analysis?.- 7: Julia Dietrich, Håkan Andersson and Katariina Salmela-Aro: Developmental Psychologists' Perspective on Pathways through School and Beyond.- 8: Michel Oris and Gilbert Ritschard: Sequence Analysis and Transition to Adulthood: An Exploration of the Access to Reproduction in Nineteenth-Century East Belgium.- III. Political Sequences : 9: Pierre Mercklé and Claire Zalc: Trajectories of the Persecuted during the Second World War: Contribution to a Microhistory of the Holocaust.- 1- : François Buton, Claire Lemercier et Nicolas Mariot : A Contextual Analysis of Electoral Participation Sequences.- 11: Matthew Wilson: Governance Built Step-by-Step: Analyzing Sequences to Explain Democratization.- IV. Vizualisation of Sequences and their Use for Survey Research: 12: Ivano Bison: Sequence as Network: an Attempt to Apply Network Analysis to Sequence Analysis.- 13: Denis Colombi and Simon Paye: Synchronising Sequences. An Analytic Approach to Explore Relationships Between Events and Temporal Patterns.- 14: Christian Brzinsky-Fay: Graphical Representation of Transitions and Sequences.- 15: Alexandre Pollien et Dominique Joye : Patterns of Contact Attempts in Surveys.