Process-Tracing Methods : Foundations and Guidelines /

Process-tracing in social science is a method for studying causal mechanisms linking causes with outcomes. This enables the researcher to make strong inferences about how a cause (or set of causes) contributes to producing an outcome. Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun Pedersen introduce a refined definiti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Beach, Derek
Otros Autores: Pedersen, Rasmus Brun, 1978-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kausalmodell
Entscheidungsprozess
Forschungsmethode
Sozialwissenschaften
Social sciences > Research > Methodology.
Social sciences > Methodology.
Social sciences.
Sciences sociales > Études de cas.
Sciences sociales > Recherche > Methodologie.
Social sciences > Case studies.
Études de cas.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ch. 1 Process-Tracing in the Social Sciences
  • 1.1. Defining Process-Tracing
  • 1.2. How Process-Tracing Differs from Other Case Study Methods
  • 1.3. Themes of the Book
  • ch. 2 The Three Different Variants of Process-Tracing and Their Uses
  • 2.1. The State of the Art
  • One Method
  • 2.2. The Three Different Uses of Process-Tracing Methods
  • 2.3. The Three Variants of Process-Tracing
  • 2.4. Conclusions: A New Understanding of Process-Tracing
  • ch. 3 What Are Causal Mechanisms?
  • 3.1. The Ontology of Causality in the Social Sciences
  • 3.2. Causal Mechanism
  • A Mechanismic Definition
  • 3.3. Debates about the Nature of Causal Mechanisms
  • ch. 4 Working with Theories of Causal Mechanisms
  • 4.1.Common Challenges Shared by All Three Variants
  • 4.2. Different Types of Causal Mechanisms
  • 4.3. Theory-Testing Process-Tracing
  • 4.4. Theory-Building Process-Tracing
  • 4.5. Explaining-Outcome Process-Tracing
  • ch. 5 Causal Inference and Process-Tracing Methods
  • 5.1. The Type of Inferences Made in Process-Tracing
  • 5.2. What Type of Inferential Logic Can Be Used in Process-Tracing?
  • 5.3. The Bayesian Logic of Inference and Process-Tracing
  • 5.4. Making Causal Inferences in Process-Tracing Methods
  • Uses and Limits
  • ch. 6 Developing Empirical Tests of Causal Mechanisms
  • 6.1. Bayesian Updating
  • 6.2. Types of Evidence in Process-Tracing
  • 6.3. Test Strength
  • 6.4. An Extended Example of Conceptualization and Operationalization of Causal Mechanisms: Studying Bureaucratic Politics
  • ch. 7 Turning Observations into Evidence
  • 7.1. How Observations Are Turned into Evidence
  • 7.2. Sources of Evidence in Process-Tracing
  • ch. 8 Case Selection and Nesting Process-Tracing Studies in Mixed-Method Designs
  • 8.1. Theory-Testing Process-Tracing
  • 8.2. Theory-Building Process-Tracing
  • 8.3. Explaining-Outcome Process-Tracing
  • 8.4. Challenges of Nesting Theory-Centric Process-Tracing Studies in Mixed-Method Designs
  • 8.5. Conclusions
  • Appendix: A Checklist for Process-Tracing Analysis
  • A.1. When Can Process-Tracing Be Used, and Which Variant Should We Choose?
  • A.2. Checklist for Theory-Testing Process-Tracing
  • A.3. Checklist for Theory-Building Process-Tracing
  • A.4. Checklist for Explaining-Outcome Process-Tracing.

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