Forum: Qualitative Social Research  

Javier Bassi Follari

In this article, I analyze the distinctions between quantitative and qualitative methods of research and the debates derived from them. I discuss the theoretical proposals of authors that 1. consider methods complementary, 2. deem the limit artificial, 3.... see more

Florencia Teresita Daura Toyos

The aims of this article are: 1. to recognize and interpret the conceptions that instructors have about (personalized) learning and self-regulation, an approach that makes possible to address the students' needs and interests; 2. to reflect on the influen... see more

Gwendolin Lauterbach

Little attention has been paid to interpreter-mediated settings in qualitative social research, especially in qualitative interviews, although they introduce challenges to studies and the participants. Interviewers and interviewees are faced with the ques... see more

Tal Litvak Hirsch,Alon Lazar

Life stories make it possible to trace the manner in which identity construction takes place, especially amongst members of multicultural and multiethnic societies. The life stories of six women belonging to three different groups, all residents of the Be... see more

Robert Newell,Ann Dale

The e-Dialogue platform was developed in 2001 to explore the potential of using the Internet for engaging diverse groups of people and multiple perspectives in substantive dialogue on sustainability. The system is online, text-based, and serves as a trans... see more

Magdalena Nowicka

The communicative and productive dimensions of collective memory are based on the exclusion of a "shameful" past. For HABERMAS the fight for a social communicative space consists of the delimitation between economic power and state authorities, and "force... see more

James L. Olive

I utilized a life history methodology in this study through which written and oral narratives were obtained from six postsecondary students who self-identified as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Queer (LGBQ). Through this narrative process, I endeavored to... see more

Susan C. Sommerfeldt,Vera Caine,Anita Molzahn

Performativity is both a methodology and in its complexity, phenomena. Understanding the concept, the evolution of the term and how performativity can open spaces for inquiry adds to knowledge about interprofessional healthcare teams. Distinguishing betwe... see more

Rosa Vázquez Recio

Presented in this article is a reflexive analysis of how gender perspectives are included in social research. The research practices of the social sciences have been based on clearly androcentric and sexist reference patterns. This has a negative effect o... see more

Adele E. Clarke,Reiner Keller

In 2005, Adele CLARKE first published her book on "Situational Analysis," a well-received elaboration of grounded theory methodology. Situational analysis (SA) combines older as well as more recent traditions of pragmatist sociology, especially those of t... see more

Francisco Osorio

In an interview with Francisco OSORIO, Ian JARVIE talks about social sciences and philosophy in his role as an editor of the journal Philosophy of the Social Sciences. The conversation between JARVIE and OSORIO explores the changes in journal publishing f... see more

Edith Lupprich

In Latin America, Teun VAN DIJK is likely the most read theorist of critical discourse analysis (CDA). Equally important is the book "Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis," edited by Ruth WODAK and Michael MEYER. Published in English for the first time ... see more

Katharina Manderscheid

Research infrastructures constitute an essential part of social sciences research which, however, is under-represented in the public and scientific consciousness. Nevertheless, research infrastructures are significantly involved in producing, documenting ... see more

Georg F. Simet

This publication is the revised version of the author's doctoral thesis. The theory and practice of nonconformist intellectuals is laid out persuasively through focus on three selected intellectuals who played a decisive role in the first three or four de... see more

Babette Kirchner,Jule-Marie Lorenzen,Christine Striffler

At this year's spring conference of the Sociology of Knowledge Section of the German Sociological Association, a diverse range of theoretical concepts and multiple empirical insights into different marginal social fields were presented. As in everyday lif... see more