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Process tracing is a method to obtain solid causal inferences. Concerned by the fragmentation of the growing literature distinguishing different types of process tracing, we highlight the elements that unite this method: the construction, through different routes, of narratives that provide plausible, persuasive explanations of the outcomes of interest. Our argument draws on the comparison of two studies with different entry points to the research process: the first one starts inductively due to the novelty of the outcome of interest, while the second study starts deductively since previous theories were available. We show how to conduct process-tracing analysis rigorously and highlight that these studies converge to produce structured narratives around hypotheses and causal mechanisms that explain the outcomes.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","class_list":["post-615500","tnc_col_614192_item","type-tnc_col_614192_item","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPortal de Revistas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/revistas.uc.cl\/en\/revista-de-ciencia-politica\/process-tracing-induction-deduction-and-causal-inference\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Process tracing: Induction, deduction, and causal inference - Portal de Revistas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Process tracing is a method to obtain solid causal inferences. 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