Qualitative Causal Mapping in Evaluations

Fiona Remnant (), James Copestake (), Steve Powell () and Melanie Channon ()
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Fiona Remnant: Bath Social & Development Research Ltd
James Copestake: University of Bath
Steve Powell: Causal Map Ltd
Melanie Channon: University of Bath

A chapter in Handbook of Health Services Evaluation, 2025, pp 207-227 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract What explains variation in use of health services and perception of health outcomes? Answering such causal questions is hard to do credibly and cost-effectively. This chapter presents the Qualitative Impact Protocol, an approach to impact evaluation based on collecting narrative data directly from stakeholders about the changes they perceive to be most important in explaining outcomes across multiple domains relevant to an intervention’s goals. The chapter demonstrates how data can be coded and visualized using causal mapping. Findings can contribute both to developing and to testing theories about the causal mechanisms explaining people’s behavior.

Keywords: Causal mapping; Qualitative research; Causal pathways; Impact evaluation; Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-87869-5_12

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