Process tracing : from metaphor to analytic tool

• Tác giả: Andrew Bennett, Jeffrey T Checkel
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1107044524
• ISBN: 9781107686373 (paperback)
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 320.01 Philosophy and theory
• Mô tả vật lý: xiii, 329 pages ; , 25 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 278070
• Chủ đề: 1. Case method; 2. Causation; 3. Political science--Methodology; 4. Qualitative research; 5. Social sciences--Methodology; 6. POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-319) and index.

Tóm tắt

"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"-- Provided by publisher.