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Filter search resultsMaking rigorous causal claims in a real-life context: Has research contributed to sustainable forest management?
This article presents an example of a rigorous non-counterfactual causal analysis that describes how different evidence and methods were used together for causal inference without a control group or comparison group.ResourceTheory maker
This free and open-sourced web-based tool was made by Steve Powell as a quick and simple way of creating a theory of change. The information provided was supplied by Steve Powell.ResourceAssessing the Policy Impact of ‘Indicators’: A Process-Tracing Study of the Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index
This report applies a process-tracing approach to understand the policy impact of indicators and contributes to debates about assessing the impact of development research.ResourceLogframer
Logframer is a free project design and management application based on the logical framework approach (LFA / Logframe).ResourceWhat is a LogFrame?
American University's resource What is a LogFrame, written by Kirsten Bording Collins, gives a concise overview of LogFrames. It covers LogFrame structures, tips for developing LogFrames, and strengths and weaknesses of LogFrames.ResourceComparative Hypothesis Testing Via Process Tracing
This article by by Ingo Rohlfing argues that the understanding of the doubly decisive test is misleading and that it lumps together the criteria of uniqueness and contradiction.Extract AbstractResourceGoing Where the Money Is: Strategies for Taxing Economic Elites in Unequal Democracies
This paper by Tasha Fairfield asks how policymakers can get around obstacles that prevent taxing economic elites.ResourceRethinking Social Inquiry: Diverse Tools, Shared Standards (Second Edition)
This second edition of Rethinking Social Inquiry has the aim of redirecting ongoing discussions of methodology in social and political science.ResourceStraws-in-the-wind, Hoops and Smoking Guns: What can Process Tracing Offer to Impact Evaluation?
This discussion paper, written by Melanie Punton and Katharina Welle, looks at the potential use of Process Tracing in an impact evaluation context.ResourceProcess tracing: Introduction and exercises
This document provides an overview of the method of process tracing and a series of examples and exercises to aid in its teaching .ResourceGuidance on using the revised logical framework
This guide from the UK Department of International Development (DFID) aims to help project managers/evaluators make the best use of logical framework (logframe) in designing and managing projects.ResourceCatholic relief services'; (CRS) Guidance for developing logical and results frameworks
This document was primarily written to provide guidance for conceptualizing, writing, selecting and measuring project performance indicators.ResourceLogframe - A Critique
This paper provides a critical analysis of logframes and argues that they may not be a useful tool as they can discourage innovation due to their linear approach.ResourceThe logical framework approach
This publication is part of a series of guidelines developed by AusAid in relation to activities design.ResourceLearning partnerships
Learning partnerships involve structured processes over several years to support learning between a defined number of organisations working on similar programs, usually facilitated by a third party organisation.MethodClearing the fog: New tools for improving the credibility of impact claims
This IIED Briefing Paper shows that the methods of process tracing and Bayesian updating can facilitate a dialogue between theory and evidence that allows for the assessing of the degree of confidence in ‘contribution claims’ in a transpareResourceAid delivery methods: Project cycle management guidelines
These guidelines from the European Commission have been prepared to support ongoing improvements in the quality of development assistance.ResourceCritical study of the logical framework approach in the Basque Country
This document describes how the logical framework is used by public entities in the Basque region of Spain, its evolution, and its relationship with other approaches and tools.ResourceProcess tracing and contribution analysis: A combined approach to generative causal inference for impact evaluation
This article, written by Barbara Befani and John Mayne for the IDS Bulletin (Volume 45 Number 6), outlines how the combined use of contribution analysis (CA) with process tracing (PT) can shift the focus of impact evaluation from ‘assessingResource