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Process tracing

Process tracing is a qualitative research method used to develop and test theories. Process-tracing can be defined as the "systematic examination of diagnostic evidence selected and analyzed in light of research questions and hypotheses posed by the investigator" (Collier, 2011). Process-tracing thus focuses on (complex) causal relationships between the…

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