Process Tracing Methods in Practice

About

This course is offered as part of the Radboud Summer School in Social Research Methods, in collaboration with MethodsNET (a global network that offers excellent training in social research methods).

A hands-on course in how to use process tracing in practice. Drawing on published examples and your own project, the course will bring your process tracing skills to the next level.

Course leader

Derek Beach Professor Department of Political Science University of Aarhus

Target group

-PhD
-Post-doc
-Professional

This PhD level course is open to all researchers aiming at bringing their research to the next level. It is particularly designed for those who are interested in using process tracing designs in their own research, and have some experience in applying the method.

Course aim

After this course you are able to:

-Employ process tracing designs in your own research.
-Develop better causal process theories.
-Engage in systematic evidence evaluation of how processes work in actual cases.
-Select appropriate cases and design a generalization strategy.

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