An Integrative Systems Methodology for Dealing with Complex Issues

The purpose of this contribution is to help readers understand and respond to the need for multi-methodological approaches to dealing with complex issues. The synthesis of quantitative and qualitative methods is demonstrated by means of a case study. The case studied is about a large systems analysis with surprising, far-ranging effects in the real world. In the light of broader empirical evidence, the insights from the case are finally elevated to a methodological and then epistemological level: A framework for an Integrative Systems Methodology is presented