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Steinberg, Paul. "Causal Analysis in Policy Histories" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Mar 17, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p72540_index.html>

Steinberg, P. F. , 2004-03-17 "Causal Analysis in Policy Histories" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p72540_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Causal analysis is vital to the practice of policy research, where it is used to diagnose problems, project future impacts, and evaluate the effectiveness of (and assign responsibility for) past interventions. This paper focuses on one research practice of special relevance to policy-oriented political scientists: the production of valid causal explanations though historical research. Building on recent developments in qualitative causal analysis, this paper develops a set of concepts and techniques designed to expand the policy historian's tool kit. In the first section I review recent findings emerging from the Consortium on Qualitative Research Methods that carry important implications for the practice of policy research. The remaining three sections evaluate the nature of historical agents, processes, and causal linkages in policy histories. The section on agency considers the challenges and rewards of soliciting causal information from reflective, purposeful agents of change. The section on processes describes the revealing inertia interview technique and evaluates the merits of historical narrative as a medium for scientific communication. The section on causal linkages introduces the concept of causal elasticity to distinguish between the efforts and impacts of historical actors.

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