[ Daniel Steel (2004), “Social Mechanisms and Causal Inference”, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 34(1), 55-78. ]
1. What Are Social Mechanisms?
2. Mechanisms and the Problem of Confounders
3. Kincaid’s Objections
4. No Plausible Mechanism
5. Process Tracing and Interpretation
6. Conclusion
1. What Are Social Mechanisms?
2. Mechanisms and the Problem of Confounders
3. Kincaid’s Objections
4. No Plausible Mechanism
5. Process Tracing and Interpretation
6. Conclusion
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