During the past two decades, a set of systematic comparative case analysis techniques has
been developing at a steady pace. During the last few years especially, the main initial …

One might argue that political science has gone further than any other social science in
developing a rigorous field of study devoted to qualitative methods. This review article …

Social phenomena can rarely be attributed to single causes--instead, they typically stem
from a myriad of interwoven factors that are often difficult to untangle. Drawing on set theory …

Summary (250 words) Process-tracing is a research method for tracing causal mechanisms
using detailed, within-case empirical analysis of how a causal process plays out in an actual …

Recent years have witnessed a host of innovations for conducting research with qualitative
comparative analysis (QCA). Concurrently, important issues surrounding its uses have been …

Process tracing is a method that aims to trace causal mechanisms as they play out in real-
world cases using in-depth case studies. The analytical focus is on understanding the …

An innovative and accessible textbook on multimethod and case-study research
Multimethod research has become indispensable to doing social science, and is essential to …

Complex societal or environmental problems require fast and substantial socio-technical
transitions. For instance, in the case of climate change, these transitions need to take place …

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and other set-theoretic methods distinguish
themselves from other approaches to the study of social phenomena by using sets and the …

This article maps the methodological debate on process tracing and discusses the diverse
variants of process tracing in order to highlight the commonalities beyond diversity and …