Process Tracing and the Problem of Evaluating Causal Relationships Within a Case
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Published online on April 13, 2026
Abstract
Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Volume 56, Issue 4, Page 311-346, July 2026.
Process tracing method in the social sciences seek to assess hypothesized causal mechanisms in individual cases, but practitioners face a problem: How to use within-case evidence to evaluate singular causal relationships within hypothesized mechanism. ...
Process tracing method in the social sciences seek to assess hypothesized causal mechanisms in individual cases, but practitioners face a problem: How to use within-case evidence to evaluate singular causal relationships within hypothesized mechanism. ...