Process Tracing Bennett Andrew Georgetown University Washington DC
Advances in qualitative methods and recent developments in the philosophy of science have led to an emphasis on explanation via reference to causal mechanisms. The editors begin by establishing a philosophical basis for process tracing - one that captures mainstream uses while si… Celý popis ↓
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Process Tracing Bennett Andrew Georgetown University Washington DC
Advances in qualitative methods and recent developments in the philosophy of science have led to an emphasis on explanation via reference to causal mechanisms. The editors begin by establishing a philosophical basis for process tracing - one that captures mainstream uses while simultaneously being open to applications by interpretive scholars. This book argues that the method known as process tracing is particularly well suited to developing and assessing theories about such mechanisms.
The contributors then explore the application of process tracing across a range of subfields and theories in political science. Equally important, they go on to establish best practices for individual process-tracing accounts - how micro to go, when to start (and stop), and how to deal with the problem of equifinality. This is an applied methods book which seeks to shrink the gap between the broad
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