Forum: Qualitative Social Research  

Michaela Köttig,Christine Müller-Botsch,Martina Schiebel

In the analysis of historical and current political phenomena, the potential for the use of social theories of knowledge and theories based on interactional and biographical perspectives have not received much attention. This article introduces the topic ... see more

Andrea Neugebauer

This article focuses on the biographical dimension of the processes of developing political awareness and the significance for consistency in political action. It is based on a single case study which was developed within an oral history project in the 19... see more

Dirk Michel-Schertges

The article deals with political socialization with particular consideration of open and closed processes of biographical politicization, i.e. biographical alienation. Based on narrative-biographical and theme-oriented interviews with two survivors of the... see more

Martina Schiebel

This article, based on empirical findings of a research project, chronicles those people who were sanctioned by political criminal law in the 50s and 60s of the last century. This example of West German Communists shows that they were not only seen to be ... see more

Gisela Notz

Within the scope of the research project "Female Social Democrats on the Parliamentary Council and the German Bundestag 1948/49-1969," 38 biographies from all the women of the Parliamentary Council (1948/49) and the first five legislative periods (1949-19... see more

Judith Michel

Based on two case studies and using the hermeneutic interpretation of sources, this paper analyzes how Willy BRANDT's early political and cultural orientation and his respective political offices influenced his policy towards the United States of America.... see more

Max Reinhardt

This article discusses methods and results of an explorative study of two generations of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD): the two generations comprise, on the one hand, older and younger members of the postwar generation who witnessed the Sec... see more

Rita Horvay

Between 1976 and 1989, about 60,000 East German citizens were in political detention in the former GDR, a fact which was disclaimed by the GDR government. In this article, I focus on the auto-biographies which were collected by the use of narrative interv... see more

Alexander Leistner

By analyzing key figures of the GDR peace movement, this article illustrates that the conceptualization of social movements should be conducted in a differentiated manner. Based on empirical research of continuous activism in the peace movement, the paper... see more

Ingrid Thea Miethe

The article examines the relationship between political opportunity structure and habitual practices with regard to first-generation academics. Biography as a theoretical concept allows the connection of the macroscopic view of social circumstances with t... see more

Carsten Heinze

This essay focuses on autobiographical life-writing as a part of commemorative culture, i.e. in East and West Germany. It looks at the literary genre from a sociological point of view. Whereas in literature studies autobiography is seen as a blurred genre... see more

Franz Breuer

This article outlines the development of a theory of predecessor-successor transitions in social contexts using a grounded theory approach. The theory can be applied to such diverse phenomena as the transfer of family businesses to the next generation, un... see more

Clara Victoria Giraldo,Grey Yuliet Ceballos

The current heath care system in Colombia has within it many barriers that delay the timely diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Most women do not recognize these barriers nor do they understand that they can be changed. They still lack the basic e... see more

Lauren Mizock,Debra Harkins,Renee Morant

In qualitative interviews, moments when the researcher departs from the research script can highlight how researcher-participant race interactions may differentially affect results. In the present study, 40 qualitative interviews between Black- and White-... see more

Denise Ann Narcisse

This study uses the concept of risk avoidance to analyze responses from in-depth interviews with a group of women lawyers and accountants about their employment decision-making in order to provide a deeper understanding of why and how some women come to c... see more

Brian Roberts

This article is a more general "companion" to the subsequent, Brian ROBERTS (2011) "Interpreting Photographic Portraits: Autobiography, Time Perspectives and Two School Photographs". The article seeks to add to the growing awareness of the importance of v... see more

Brian Roberts

This article is a "companion" piece to a more general discussion in the preceding article, Brian ROBERTS' (2011) "Photographic Portraits: Narrative and Memory". Here the attempt is to enhance current attention to visual materials by exploring a particular... see more

Jeffery Yen,Romin W. Tafarodi

The adoption of a rigorous experimentalism in the discipline of psychology has imposed tight constraints on what can be asked in psychological research and what sorts of answers given. Over the course of psychology's history the interpretive agent has rec... see more

Franz Breuer

This paper addresses science communication problems: How do researchers convey social science representations and findings to the researched? How are the latter described in research reports? How do they react when they read or hear such reports and when ... see more

Edith Enzenhofer,Katharina Resch

The purpose of this article is to critically reflect upon current translation practices in the context of qualitative social research from the perspectives of both social science and translation science. This article connects epistemological issues with m... see more

Christina Siry,Carolyne Ali Khan,Mark Zuss

This paper explores ethical and methodological implications of collaborative research, and we discuss our examination of ways to work towards participatory, ethical relationships in research. Our core concerns pertain to the experiential, lived and qualit... see more

Bettina König,Claudia Kummer

The principal goal of teaching qualitative market research in a business degree programme at a university of applied sciences is to provide students with methodological skills that prove applicable in practice and are, at the same time, compliant with pre... see more

Dörte Bernhard

This anthology addresses globalization with regard to the world of work. How can women pursue their career and enjoy equal opportunities in the labor market? How can employees be supported during the process of company acquisition? How can the existential... see more

Dina El-Najjar

Irena MEDJEDOVIC and Andreas WITZEL's work offers an insight into the topic of secondary analysis and research. The composition of the book is well-conceived, and chapter by chapter the authors examine the various facets of secondary analysis. The book co... see more

Gerhard Jost

The Internet can be integrated into domestic life in various ways. This interesting study analyzes, primarily on the basis of problem-centered interviews and a qualitative content analysis (MAYRING), the (active) mode of picking up this medium and its int... see more

Diana Schmidt-Pfister

This edited volume comprises a range of studies that have employed a group discussion technique in combination with a specific strategy for reconstructive social research—the so-called documentary method. The latter is an empirical research strategy based... see more

Andrea Christine Jesser

Stefanie GROßE's work addresses the subjective importance of critical life events in the biographies of young women. She examines the ramifications of critical life experiences on the design of professional and private lives, as well as on educational and... see more