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'.
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