A handbook of process tracing methods

Decades of research have identified numerous idiosyncrasies in human decision behavior, but some of the most recent advances in the scientific study of decision making involve the development of sophisticated methods for understanding decision process—known as process-tracing. In this volume, leading experts discuss the application of these methods and focus on the best practices for using some of the more popular techniques, discussing how to incorporate them into formal decision models.

This edition has been expanded and thoroughly updated throughout, and now includes new chapters on mousetracking, protocol analysis, neurocognitive methods, the measurement of valuation, as well as an overview of important software packages. The volume not only surveys cutting-edge research to illustrate the great variety in process-tracing techniques, but also serves as a tutorial for how the novice researcher might implement these methods.

A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods will be an essential read for all students and researchers of decision making. Save Not today. Format ebook. Author Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck. Publisher Taylor and Francis. Release 10 June The volume not only surveys cutting-edge research to illustrate the great variety in process tracing techniques, but also serves as a tutorial for how the novice researcher might implement these methods.

A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods will be an essential read for all students and researchers of decision making. Stephen Van Evera's Guide to Methods makes an important contribution toward improving the use of case studies for theory development and testing in the social sciences.

His trenchant and concise views on issues ranging from epistemology to specific The philosophy of the social sciences considers the underlying explanatory powers of the social or human sciences, such as history, economics, anthropology, politics, and sociology. The type of questions covered includes the methodological the nature of observations, laws, theories, and explanations to the ontological — whether or not these sciences can explain human nature in a way consistent with common-sense beliefs.

This Handbook is a major, comprehensive look at the key ideas in the field, is guided by several principles. The first is that the philosophy of social science should be closely connected to, and informed by, developments in the sciences themselves. The second is that the volume should appeal to practicing social scientists as well as philosophers, with the contributors being both drawn from both ranks, and speaking to ongoing controversial issues in the field.

Finally, the volume promotes connections across the social sciences, with greater internal discussion and interaction across disciplinary boundaries. Bridges and Boundaries offers a conversation between what might loosely be described as traditionalist diplomatic and military historians, and political scientists who employ qualitative case study methods to examine international relations.

The book opens with a series of chapters discussing differences, commonalities, and opportunities for cross-fertilization between the two disciplines. To help focus the dialogue on real events and research, the volume then revisits three empirical topics that have been studied at length by members of both disciplines: British hegemony in the nineteenth century; diplomacy in the interwar period and the causes of World War II; and the origins and course of the Cold War.

For each of these subjects, a political scientist, a historian, and a commentator reflect on how disciplinary "guild rules" have shaped the study of international events.

The book closes with incisive overviews by Robert Jervis and Paul W.