Methoden vergleichen

	Prozess-Tracing	Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Fachgebiet	Psychometrie	Psychometrie
Familie	Latent structure	Latent structure
Entstehungsjahr	2005	2000
Urheber	Alexander George, Andrew Bennett	Charles Ragin
Typ	Qualitative causal inference	Set-theoretic configurational method
Wegweisende Quelle	Bennett, A., & Checkel, J. T. (Eds.). (2015). Process Tracing: From Metaphor to Analytic Tool. Cambridge University Press.	Ragin, C. C. (2008). Redesigning Social Inquiry: Fuzzy Sets and Beyond. University of Chicago Press.
Aliasnamen	—	fsQCA, FSQCA
Verwandt	5	4
Zusammenfassung	Process Tracing is a qualitative research method developed by George and Bennett (2005) for studying causal mechanisms and causal chains within individual cases. It involves examining the sequence of events and decision-making processes within a case to infer whether a hypothesized causal mechanism actually operated. Process tracing aims to strengthen causal inference in case studies by looking beyond correlation to understand how causes produce effects.	Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) is a set-theoretic method developed by Charles Ragin in the early 2000s that combines the configurational logic of qualitative case studies with the mathematical rigor of fuzzy sets. It bridges qualitative and quantitative research by allowing researchers to examine causal complexity through combinations of conditions (configurations) rather than isolated variables.