SÜREÇ İZLEME YÖNTEMİ İLE AVRUPA BÜTÜNLEŞMESİNİ ANLAMAK

Bu çalışma, sosyal bilimlerde vaka çalışmalarında kullanılan süreç izleme yöntemine odaklanacaktır. Nedenler ile sonuçlar arasındaki bağlantı ve süreçlerin etraflıca çalışıldığı bu yöntem, özellikle tek vaka çalışmalarında değişim süreçlerini anlamakta kullanılır. Sürecin başlangıcı (bağımsız değişkenler) ve bitişi (bağımlı değişkenin etkilediği sonuç) arasındaki bir dizi ara adımı izleyen araştırmacı, arşiv belgelerini ve birincil kaynakları kullanır. İnşacı yaklaşımın da kullandığı bu yöntemi sıklıkla Avrupalılaşma çalışmalarında, özellikle de Avrupa Birliği’nden ulusal kademelere doğru gerçekleşen politika transfer sürecinin detaylarıyla incelenmesinde görürüz. Bu makalenin birinci kısmında süreç izleme yöntemi tanımlanacak, literatür taraması yapılacak ve yöntemin kullanıldığı çalışmalardan örnekler verilecektir. İkinci kısımda ise Avrupa çalışmalarına odaklanılacak ve yöntemin özellikle Avrupalılaşma alanındaki katkıları vurgulanacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

süreç izleme yöntemi, Avrupa bütünleşmesi, Avrupalılaşma

UNDERSTANDING EUROPEAN INTEGRATION WITH PROCESS TRACING METHOD

This article focuses on the process-tracing method, primarily used in case studies in social sciences. The method – in which the process between cause and effect is closely traced in detail – is used to understand the processes of change, especially in single case studies. For this purpose, the researcher follows a series of intermediate steps between the process' beginning (independent variable) and the end (the dependent variable). The researcher usually uses archival documents and primary sources to explain the process in detail. Conventional constructivists often use this method. Mainly applied in Europeanization studies, the process-tracing approach has also contributed to understanding the policy transfer from the European Union to the national level. The first part of this article will focus on the specifics of the method. In the second part of the article, the evolution of the European studies will be focused on, and the contribution of this method, especially in the field of Europeanization, will be emphasised.

Keywords:

process tracing method, European integration, Europeanisation,

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