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.

"This book provides a global view of sequence analysis, the statistical assessment of successions of states or events. It includes contributions in various applications on life course studies. ... I believe that this monograph reassesses the use of sequences in a way of collecting, representing and processing them. The articles are well written and covers material that is very useful for anyone to know." (Stergios B. Fotopoulos, Technometrics, Vol. 59 (3), July, 2017)"Advances in Sequence Analysis: Theory, Method, Applications provides an elaborate compendium on SA, and it addresses to both new SA scholars and to experienced SA users who look for up-to-date developments on this methodology. Hence, it can be certainly of interest for population scientists who deal with duration data and who are interested in the latest developments in SA ... ." (Valentina Tocchioni, European Journal of Population, Vol. 31 (1), 2015)