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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 Definition Of Process-tracing, Differentiating It Into Three Distinct Variants And Explaining The Applications And Limitations Of Each. The Authors Develop The Underlying Logic Of Process-tracing, Including How One Should Understand Causal Mechanisms And How Bayesian Logic Enables Strong Within-case Inferences. They Provide Instructions For Identifying The Variant Of Process-tracing Most Appropriate For The Research Question At Hand And A Set Of Guidelines For Each Stage Of The Research Process.--back Cover. Machine Generated Contents Note: 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 Var

Author

Derek Beach; Rasmus Brun Pedersen

Publisher

The University of Michigan Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780472051892

Subjects

Science, Social Science, Sociology

Rating

4.3 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14