Doing Good Qualitative Research
Published on 29. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
504 pages
978-0-19-763314-4 (ISBN)
Description
In Doing Good Qualitative Research, Jennifer Cyr and Sara Wallace Goodman bring together over forty experts to provide one of the first comprehensive introductions to using qualitative methods across the social sciences. From concept formation and case selection to fieldwork, analysis, write-up, and publication, this volume provides accessible and practical advice to completing a qualitative research project. In addition to the basics of practicing qualitative research, chapters also discuss rarely covered but important topics, including fieldwork and mental health, interviewing vulnerable populations, fieldwork in violent contexts, and conducting fieldwork as a minoritized scholar. Each chapter introduces the theoretical considerations and best practices involved in the application of qualitative data collection and analysis. Additionally, contributors provide first-person accounts of methodology in action, address the expected and unexpected challenges associated with conducting qualitative research, and demonstrate the real-world applications of academic debates. Doing Good Qualitative Research is an engaging one-stop primer for both scholars and students carrying out qualitative research-based projects, from start to finish.
Reviews / Votes
At last! Social researchers have long needed a single, comprehensive, and up-to-date introduction to the intimidating field of qualitative methods. This volume fulfills that need with stunning success, delivering engaging and accessible contributions of the highest quality. Doing Good Qualitative Research is the place to start for any scholar thinking about using qualitative methods. * James Mahoney, Gordon Fulcher Professor in Decision-Making and Professor of Political Science and Sociology, Northwestern University * In this highly useful book, more than forty experts provide accessible overviews of qualitative methods in the social sciences, ranging from field research to content analysis, discourse analysis, ethnography, focus groups, network analysis, mixed methods, and process tracing. Each chapter identifies theoretical and practical research challenges and best practices for addressing them, with examples and recommended readings. This is the best single-volume introduction to such a diverse range of qualitative methods for both graduate and undergraduate courses. * Andrew Bennett, Professor of Government, Georgetown University * Doing Good Qualitative Research is wonderfully conceived, organized, and executed. Cyr and Goodman have assembled a tour de force of some of the best scholars doing qualitative work today. Each chapter offers concrete suggestions and valuable insights for scholars interested in conducting a wide range of qualitative research and for anyone who reads and evaluates qualitative work. The book is much needed and long overdue! It will become a handbook for any graduate student conducting qualitative research. * Erica S. Simmons, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison * In the age of rapid technological evolution and fast computation, Doing Good Qualitative Research is a much-needed addition to scholarship by providing a centralized toolbox to a broad audience who is interested in conducting, reviewing, and learning qualitative investigations. * Dieyun Song, H-Net Reviews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
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Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
862 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-763314-4 (9780197633144)
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Persons
Jennifer Cyr is Associate Professor of Political Science at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is the author of The Fates of Political Parties: Institutional Crisis, Continuity, and Change in Latin America and Focus Groups for the Social Science Researcher. She has also published in a wide variety of journals, including Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, PS: Political Science and Politics, Quality & Quantity, Studies in Comparative International Development, Sociological Methods and Research, and Revista de Ciencia Politica, and has several chapters in edited volumes.
Sara Wallace Goodman is a Chancellor's Fellow and Dean's Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She is the author of Citizenship in Hard Times: How Ordinary People Respond to Democratic Threat, co-author of Pandemic Politics: The Deadly Toll of Partisanship in the Age of COVID, and author of Immigration and
Membership Politics in Western Europe, which received the Best Book Award from the European Politics and Society section of the American Political Science Association. Her work has also appeared in various journals including the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, World Politics, Comparative Political Studies, International Organization, and other venues.
Sara Wallace Goodman is a Chancellor's Fellow and Dean's Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She is the author of Citizenship in Hard Times: How Ordinary People Respond to Democratic Threat, co-author of Pandemic Politics: The Deadly Toll of Partisanship in the Age of COVID, and author of Immigration and
Membership Politics in Western Europe, which received the Best Book Award from the European Politics and Society section of the American Political Science Association. Her work has also appeared in various journals including the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, World Politics, Comparative Political Studies, International Organization, and other venues.
Content
List of Contributors
List of Tables and Figures
1. Introduction
Jennifer Cyr and Sara Wallace Goodman
Part One: Setting up a Research Project
2. Choosing a Research Question
Julia Lynch
3. The Researcher's Gaze: Positionality and Reflexivity
Lahoma Thomas
4. Theorization and Causality
Cathie Jo Martin
5. The Construction of Knowledge
Jooyoun Lee
6. Case Study and Selection
Sara Wallace Goodman
7. The Potential of Mixed Methods for Qualitative Research
Thalia Gerzso and Rachel Riedl
8. Preparing a Causal Research Design
Jody LaPorte
9. Preparing an Interpretivist Research Design
Tanya Schwarz and Carrie Reiling
Part Two: Preparing for the Field
10. Preparing for the Field: The Nuts and Bolts
Hannah Lebovits
11. Sampling Hard-to-Reach Populations
Rana Khoury
12. Power Dynamics between Researcher and Subject
Rachel Ayrton
13. Developing a Flexible Data-Collection Plan
Lindsay Mayka and Jessica Rich
14. Considering Collaboration as Part of Your Research Design
Mneesha Gellman
15. A Plan for Managing and Storing Your Data
Veronica Perez Bentancur
Part Three: Collecting Qualitative Data
16. Interviewing Elites
Lantian Li
17. Interviewing and Listening to Ordinary People
Katherine Cramer
18. Interviewing Vulnerable Populations
Wendy Pearlman
19. Focus Groups
Jennifer Cyr
20. Ethnography
Jessica Pisano
21. Supplementing Qualitative Work with Surveys, and Vice Versa
Emily Thorson and Emily Farris
22. Locating and Working with Historical Data
Diana Kim
23. Fieldwork in Fragile Contexts and with High Risk Populations: Ethics, Relationships, and Rapport
Julie Chernov Hwang
24. Studying Indigenous Peoples' Politics: Recommendations for Non-Indigenous Researchers
Tulia Falleti
25. Fieldwork as a Minoritized Scholar
Robin L. Turner
26. Mental Health, Identity, and Fieldwork
Dana El-Kurd and Calla Hummel
27. Navigating Ethical Issues and Choices in the Field
Lauren Duquette-Rury
28. Digital Fieldwork: Opportunities and Challenges
Lauren MacLean, Lahra Smith, and Diana Kapiszewski
Part Four: Analyzing Qualitative Data
29. Reading Closely
Antje Ellermann
30. The Role of Description
Deborah Avant
31. Content Analysis
Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana
32. Qualitative Social Network Analysis
Jennifer Spindel
33. Process Tracing
Amy Liu
34. Comparative Historical Analysis
Prerna Singh
35. Discourse Analysis
Tania Islas Weinstein
36. Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Ioana-Elena Oana
Part Five: Publishing Qualitative Research
37. Research Transparency in Qualitative Inquiry
Diana Kapiszewski
38. Ethics of Transparency and Data Sharing
Samantha Majic
39. Strategizing Fit and Legibility
Shantel Buggs and Jennifer Sims
40. Publishing Qualitative Research
Sara Wallace Goodman and Jennifer Cyr
List of Tables and Figures
1. Introduction
Jennifer Cyr and Sara Wallace Goodman
Part One: Setting up a Research Project
2. Choosing a Research Question
Julia Lynch
3. The Researcher's Gaze: Positionality and Reflexivity
Lahoma Thomas
4. Theorization and Causality
Cathie Jo Martin
5. The Construction of Knowledge
Jooyoun Lee
6. Case Study and Selection
Sara Wallace Goodman
7. The Potential of Mixed Methods for Qualitative Research
Thalia Gerzso and Rachel Riedl
8. Preparing a Causal Research Design
Jody LaPorte
9. Preparing an Interpretivist Research Design
Tanya Schwarz and Carrie Reiling
Part Two: Preparing for the Field
10. Preparing for the Field: The Nuts and Bolts
Hannah Lebovits
11. Sampling Hard-to-Reach Populations
Rana Khoury
12. Power Dynamics between Researcher and Subject
Rachel Ayrton
13. Developing a Flexible Data-Collection Plan
Lindsay Mayka and Jessica Rich
14. Considering Collaboration as Part of Your Research Design
Mneesha Gellman
15. A Plan for Managing and Storing Your Data
Veronica Perez Bentancur
Part Three: Collecting Qualitative Data
16. Interviewing Elites
Lantian Li
17. Interviewing and Listening to Ordinary People
Katherine Cramer
18. Interviewing Vulnerable Populations
Wendy Pearlman
19. Focus Groups
Jennifer Cyr
20. Ethnography
Jessica Pisano
21. Supplementing Qualitative Work with Surveys, and Vice Versa
Emily Thorson and Emily Farris
22. Locating and Working with Historical Data
Diana Kim
23. Fieldwork in Fragile Contexts and with High Risk Populations: Ethics, Relationships, and Rapport
Julie Chernov Hwang
24. Studying Indigenous Peoples' Politics: Recommendations for Non-Indigenous Researchers
Tulia Falleti
25. Fieldwork as a Minoritized Scholar
Robin L. Turner
26. Mental Health, Identity, and Fieldwork
Dana El-Kurd and Calla Hummel
27. Navigating Ethical Issues and Choices in the Field
Lauren Duquette-Rury
28. Digital Fieldwork: Opportunities and Challenges
Lauren MacLean, Lahra Smith, and Diana Kapiszewski
Part Four: Analyzing Qualitative Data
29. Reading Closely
Antje Ellermann
30. The Role of Description
Deborah Avant
31. Content Analysis
Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana
32. Qualitative Social Network Analysis
Jennifer Spindel
33. Process Tracing
Amy Liu
34. Comparative Historical Analysis
Prerna Singh
35. Discourse Analysis
Tania Islas Weinstein
36. Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Ioana-Elena Oana
Part Five: Publishing Qualitative Research
37. Research Transparency in Qualitative Inquiry
Diana Kapiszewski
38. Ethics of Transparency and Data Sharing
Samantha Majic
39. Strategizing Fit and Legibility
Shantel Buggs and Jennifer Sims
40. Publishing Qualitative Research
Sara Wallace Goodman and Jennifer Cyr