Process Tracing: From Metaphor to Analytic Tool (Strategies

Process Tracing: From Metaphor to Analytic Tool (Strategies for Social Inquiry)

Advances in qualitative methods and recent developments in the philosophy of science have led to an emphasis on explanation via reference to causal mechanisms. This book argues that the method known as process tracing is particularly well suited to developing and assessing theories about such 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. 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. The contributors then explore the application of process tracing across a range of subfields and theories in political science. This is an applied methods book which seeks to shrink the gap between the broad assertion that 'process tracing is good' and the precise claim 'this is an instance of good process tracing'.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9 Tables, black and white; 13 Line drawi
ReleaseDate 2014-11-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781107686373

Country	USA
Brand	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9 Tables, black and white; 13 Line drawi
ReleaseDate	2014-11-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781107686373

Process Tracing: From Metaphor to Analytic Tool (Strategies for Social Inquiry)