Routledge Advances in Research Methods
Social Science Research Ethics for a Globalizing World: Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Keerty Nakray, Margaret Alston, Kerri Whittenbury
August 14, 2020
Research in the humanities and social sciences thrives on critical reflections that unfold with each research project, not only in terms of knowledge created, but in whether chosen methodologies served their purpose. Ethics forms the bulwark of any social science research methodology and it ...
Cultural Mapping as Cultural Inquiry
1st Edition
Edited
By Nancy Duxbury, W.F. Garrett-Petts, David MacLennan
June 30, 2020
This edited collection provides an introduction to the emerging interdisciplinary field of cultural mapping, offering a range of perspectives that are international in scope. Cultural mapping is a mode of inquiry and a methodological tool in urban planning, cultural sustainability, and community ...
Non-Representational Methodologies: Re-Envisioning Research
1st Edition
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By Phillip Vannini
June 30, 2020
Non-representational theory is one of the contemporary moment’s most influential theoretical perspectives within social and cultural theory. It is now widely considered to be the logical successor of postmodern theory, the logical development of post-structuralist thought, and the most notable ...
Qualitative Analysis in the Making
1st Edition
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By Daniella Kuzmanovic, Andreas Bandak
June 30, 2020
How do scholars transform qualitative data into analysis? What does making analysis imply? What happens in the space in-between data and finalized analysis is notoriously difficult to talk about. In other parts of the research process, scholars and students are aided by method books that describe ...
Reflexivity: Theory, Method, and Practice
1st Edition
By Karen Lumsden
June 30, 2020
Reflexivity is valuable in social research because it draws attention to the researcher as part of the world being studied and reminds us that the individuals involved in our research are subjects, not objects. By being reflexive we acknowledge that we cannot be separated from our biographies.This ...
Researching Ageing: Methodological Challenges and their Empirical Background
1st Edition
Edited
By Maria Łuszczyńska
June 15, 2020
This book explores the diversity of methodological approaches to researching ageing, considering which methodological paradigm best captures the phenomenon. Interdisciplinary in scope, it brings together research from scholars from Austria, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Israel, Poland, UK and USA to ...
Doing Research In and On the Digital: Research Methods across Fields of Inquiry
1st Edition
Edited
By Cristina Costa, Jenna Condie
January 14, 2020
As a social space, the web provides researchers both with a tool and an environment to explore the intricacies of everyday life. As a site of mediated interactions and interrelationships, the ‘digital’ has evolved from being a space of information to a space of creation, thus providing new ...
Sharing Qualitative Research: Showing Lived Experience and Community Narratives
1st Edition
Edited
By Susan Gair, Ariella van Luyn
December 12, 2019
In an era of rapid technological change, are qualitative researchers taking advantage of new and innovative ways to gather, analyse and share community narratives? Sharing Qualitative Research presents innovative methods for harnessing creative storytelling methodologies and technologies that help ...
Social Research Methods in Dementia Studies: Inclusion and Innovation
1st Edition
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By John Keady, Lars-Christer Hydén, Ann Johnson, Caroline Swarbrick
December 12, 2019
Traditionally, the most preferred social research methods in dementia studies have been interviews, focus groups and non-participant observations. Most of these methods have been used for a long time by researchers in other social research fields, but their application to the field of dementia ...
Freedom of Information and Social Science Research Design
1st Edition
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By Kevin Walby, Alex Luscombe
December 02, 2019
This multidisciplinary volume demonstrates how Freedom of Information (FOI) law and processes can contribute to social science research design across sociology, criminology, political science, anthropology, journalism and education. Comparing the use of FOI in research design across the United ...
Researching Social Problems
1st Edition
Edited
By Amir Marvasti, A. Javier Treviño
June 28, 2019
This book covers a wide range of contemporary methods for researching social problems and connects these approaches to the broader substance and theories of social problems. Expository and discursive in approach, chapters follow a uniform structure, with each offering research examples and a broad ...
Walking Methodologies in a More-than-human World: WalkingLab
1st Edition
By Stephanie Springgay, Sarah E. Truman
May 14, 2019
As a research methodology, walking has a diverse and extensive history in the social sciences and humanities, underscoring its value for conducting research that is situated, relational, and material. Building on the importance of place, sensory inquiry, embodiment, and rhythm within walking ...