Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 26, 2026

The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test
Published on: November 19, 2015
A process-tracing protocol for evaluating ethnic identity mobilization in subnational dynamics of national elections
Cut Maya Aprita Sari1, Ibnu Phonna Nurdin2, Annisah Putri1
1Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Political Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Abstract:
This methodology article presents adjustments to previously established process tracing methods, resulting in a set of technical protocols for the "explaining outcome" variant, specifically tailored to unpack the causal mechanisms underlying ethnic identity mobilization within the subnational dynamics of national elections. While the influence of identity politics is widely recognized, its transformation from campaign narrative to electoral victory is often lacking in empirical validation and procedural transparency. The protocols in explaining outcome-process tracing are characterized by: • A causal mechanism that captures how candidate strategies interact with subnational gatekeeper entities and activities to drive electoral victory. • The Hoop Test and Smoking Gun Test are applied to evaluate diagnostic evidence supporting the research propositions. • The technique generates a visual timeline that distinguishes between technocratic actions and identity-based mobilization actions to demonstrate the causal mechanism. This protocol was validated through a longitudinal case study spanning five Indonesian presidential election cycles (2004-2024) in Aceh, ensuring that qualitative political analysis remains auditable and replicable to a degree comparable with quantitative designs for studying identity politics globally.
Related Concept Videos
Ethnic Identity within a Larger Culture
Electrophoresis: Overview
There...
Strategies of Self-Presentation II: Self-Verification
Social Identity
Processes of Self-Presentation