Interpreting and Writing Field Data (Qualitative and Quantitative)

This presentation will address early career researchers (graduate students and young post-graduate researchers) interested in how social scientists "translate the field" in academic writing. It will focus on the following aspects:

• On manners of objectifying "viewpoints" and "subjective positions."
• On the critical analysis of one's scientific practices (e.g., operations performed, tools used, the relationship between the investigator and the respondent or interviewed, etc.)
• On modalities of choosing quantitative and/or qualitative data to be included in publications.
• On ways to avoid the trap of classical substantialist typologies.
• On the art of presenting qualitative and/or quantitative data within the body of a scientific article.

The presentation will consider both qualitative and quantitative data and will be adapted for both anglophones and francophones.