JS-26
Discourse Analysis, Historical Analysis and Biographical Research: Multi-Method Approaches in Interpretive Empirical Research. Part I
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RC33 Logic and Methodology in Sociology (host committee)
RC38 Biography and Society
Language: English
Session Type: Oral
Under the umbrella of the Interpretive Paradigm, various methods have been established in recent years that have developed different theoretical perspectives on social phenomena and corresponding methods, so that one can speak of a strong differentiation in this field. Rarely, however, are such distinct approaches are related to each other.
From the perspective of biographical research, it is essential to combine different data, methods and theoretical perspectives such as discourse analysis, image analysis, analysis of group discussions and analysis of documents – to name just a few – in order to develop a process-orientated sociology which takes into account the historical-collective contexts of biographies.
Against this background, this session focuses on multi-method approaches in the context of interpretive methods and examines questions like: In which way it makes sense to develop multi-method approaches from an interpretive perspective? What can specific approaches learn from each other? What is the “benefit” and what challenges of combining diverse interpretive methods do we face in the research process? How do we cope them?
We would like to invite colleagues with experience of combining various interpretive approaches to discuss such combinations in the context of specific empirical projects.
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