Hello-<br /><br />Happy to help!<br /><br />I think "by adding the stamp of scientific status" and "might prove to be fruitful"&nbsp;are both&nbsp;perfectly understandable to native speakers. <br /><br />Perhaps the term quantitative and qualitative&nbsp;<strong>camps</strong> would be better than tents.&nbsp;<br /><br />This sentence should read: "Authors such as Lijphart, who&nbsp;<strong>have</strong> addressed ..."<br /><br />This sentence reads fine: " He says a problem with the comparative method is the abundance of variables and the inadequate number of "<br /><br />Here's a better word for this sentence: "Much to their dismay, comparativists are left in <strong>a state&nbsp;of confusion</strong> ...<br /><br />This sentence has been rewritten: "Comparative methods, regardless of their theory affiliation, should progress without<strong>&nbsp;being impeded by</strong>&nbsp;systemization and affiliation."<br /><br />Thank you so much - hope that clears things up!<br /><br />Karen Z.