Process tracing of extensive and intensive processes |
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Authors: | Tulia G Falleti |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Political Science, Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USAfalleti@sas.upenn.edu |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis essay briefly analyzes the introduction of process tracing to the political science and political economy methodological toolkit. It then proposes a theory-guided variant of process tracing and distinguishes between its application in extensive and intensive type of processes. It argues that the comparative advantage of process tracing vis-à-vis other social sciences research methods lies in its potential to uncover the causal mechanisms that link the constitutive events of intensive type of processes. It shows that theory-guided process tracing of intensive processes can be successfully applied to illustrate, test and produce theory. |
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Keywords: | Theory-guided process tracing intensive process extensive process causal mechanism sequences |
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