Process Tracing and the Problem of Evaluating Causal Relationships Within a Case
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Published online on April 13, 2026
Abstract
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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. ...