Aligning Interviewing with Process Tracing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2331178 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ezequiel González-Ocantos (0000-0002-9617-478X, University of Oxford), Juan Masullo (0000-0002-8537-2991, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 219-267 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Methods & Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-1241 • E-ISSN: 1552-8294 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00491241241258229 |
| OpenAlex | W4399684758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 101 |
Interviews play a pivotal role in process tracing (PT) by allowing researchers to delve deep into the intricacies of agency, inter-agent interactions and relationships, and the processes underlying meaning and decision-making. These dimensions are essential for evaluating process theories connecting causes to outcomes in specific cases. Testing theoretical arguments via PT bears implications for how we conceive interviewing. We provide recommendations for scholars to design interview research aligned with PT best practices, focusing on sampling and the design of interview protocols, and being sensitive to differences between PT approaches. Aligning interviews with PT's specific requirements strengthens the weight and inferential power of evidence. While the methodological foundations of PT and related data analysis techniques are well-documented in the literature, there is still a gap concerning data collection and generation. We aim to address this by encouraging process tracers to think systematically about their interviewing plans at the design stage
Agency (philosophy) · Data collection · Engineering ethics · Interview · Knowledge management · Management science · Meaning (existential) · Political science · Process (computing) · Process management · Process tracing · Psychotherapist · Research design · Social science · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |