Understanding Process Tracing

• Published in: PS, political science & politics Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 823 - 830
• Main Author: Collier, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.10.2011
• Subjects: Case Studies; Comparative Politics; Empirical evidence; Epidemiology; Evidence; Horse stables; Inference; Inferences; Innovations; International Relations; Internet; Killing; Logical givens; Mutton; Observational research; Political science; Prior Learning; Public Health; Qualitative Methods; Qualitative research; Quantitative Methods; Research methodology; Research Tools; Social Change; Taboos; Teaching; Teaching Methods; THE TEACHER; Weapons

Process tracing is a fundamental tool of qualitative analysis. This method is often invoked by scholars who carry out within-case analysis based on qualitative data, yet frequently it is neither adequately understood nor rigorously applied. This deficit motivates this article, which offers a new fra...