TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beach, Derek
AU  - Brun Pedersen, Rasmus
TI  - Process-Training-Methods: Foundations and Guidelines
SN  - 978-0-472-03735-3
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Ann Arbor
PB  - University of Michigan Press
KW  - social sciences
KW  - process-tracing
KW  - causal mechanisms
KW  - social research
N2  - 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. In this extensively revised and updated edition, Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun Pedersen introduce a refined definition of process-tracing, differentiating it into four 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

UR  - https://www.press.umich.edu/10052940/process_tracing_methods/?s=look_inside
ER  -