Process-tracing research designs: A practical guide

• Main Authors: RICKS, Jacob, LIU, Amy H.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: process tracing; research methods; Models and Methods; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2521; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3778/viewcontent/RICKSLIU2018_ProcessTracing_SharingVersion.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Process-tracing has grown in popularity among qualitative researchers. However, unlike statistical models and estimators—or even other topics in qualitative methods—process-tracing is largely bereft of guidelines, especially when it comes to teaching. We address this shortcoming by providing a step-...