Qualitative Methods Books

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Studies in Ethnomethodology Studies in Ethnomethodology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 130 ratings — published 1967
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Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 129 ratings — published 1999
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InterViews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing InterViews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 226 ratings — published 1996
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Beautiful Evidence Beautiful Evidence (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,388 ratings — published 2006
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Content analysis: a handbook with applications for the study of international crisis Content analysis: a handbook with applications for the study of international crisis (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1963
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Unobtrusive Measures (Sage Classics Series, 2) Unobtrusive Measures (Sage Classics Series, 2)
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avg rating 3.83 — 18 ratings — published 1966
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Basics Of Semiotics (Advances in Semiotics) Basics Of Semiotics (Advances in Semiotics)
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avg rating 3.29 — 31 ratings — published 1990
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The Grammar of Time: A Toolbox for Comparative Historical Analysis (Methods for Social Inquiry) The Grammar of Time: A Toolbox for Comparative Historical Analysis (Methods for Social Inquiry)
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Methods of Text and Discourse Analysis: In Search of Meaning Methods of Text and Discourse Analysis: In Search of Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 22 ratings — published 1998
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Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 281 ratings — published 2001
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Research and Pedagogy Research and Pedagogy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2013
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Intersubjectivity: The Fabric of Social Becoming (Philosophy and Social Criticism series) Intersubjectivity: The Fabric of Social Becoming (Philosophy and Social Criticism series)
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avg rating 4.50 — 6 ratings — published 1996
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Qualitative and Quantitative Social Research: Papers in Honor of Paul F. Lazarsfeld Qualitative and Quantitative Social Research: Papers in Honor of Paul F. Lazarsfeld (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 1979
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The Focused Interview: A Manual of Problems and Procedures The Focused Interview: A Manual of Problems and Procedures (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 6 ratings — published 1990
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Critical Junctures and Historical Legacies: Insights and Methods for Comparative Social Science Critical Junctures and Historical Legacies: Insights and Methods for Comparative Social Science (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2022
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Experimental Thinking: A Primer on Social Science Experiments Experimental Thinking: A Primer on Social Science Experiments (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.14 — 7 ratings — published
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Rethinking Comparison: Innovative Methods for Qualitative Political Inquiry Rethinking Comparison: Innovative Methods for Qualitative Political Inquiry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.67 — 6 ratings — published
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The Logic of Social Science The Logic of Social Science (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published
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Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 1,474 ratings — published 1985
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An Introduction to Text Mining: Research Design, Data Collection, and Analysis An Introduction to Text Mining: Research Design, Data Collection, and Analysis (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published
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The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 777 ratings — published 2009
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The Conflict of Interpretations (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy) The Conflict of Interpretations (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy)
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avg rating 4.03 — 157 ratings — published 1969
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Comparative Area Studies: Methodological Rationales and Cross-Regional Applications Comparative Area Studies: Methodological Rationales and Cross-Regional Applications (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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La estructura ausente. Introducción a la semiótica La estructura ausente. Introducción a la semiótica (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 169 ratings — published 1968
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Qualitative Inquiry in Clinical and Educational Settings Qualitative Inquiry in Clinical and Educational Settings (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 14 ratings — published 2011
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Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 363 ratings — published 1980
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The Research Methods Knowledge Base, 3rd Edition The Research Methods Knowledge Base, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as qualitative-methods)
avg rating 3.80 — 104 ratings — published 1999
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S/Z: An Essay S/Z: An Essay (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3,922 ratings — published 1970
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Putin's War Against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism, and Crime Putin's War Against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism, and Crime (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.81 — 80 ratings — published 2017
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The Politics of Fear: What Right-Wing Populist Discourses Mean The Politics of Fear: What Right-Wing Populist Discourses Mean (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 71 ratings — published 2015
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Frames of War: When is Life Grievable? Frames of War: When is Life Grievable? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,183 ratings — published 2009
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The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as qualitative-methods)
avg rating 3.90 — 241 ratings — published 1967
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Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis (Strategies for Social Inquiry) Advances in Comparative-Historical Analysis (Strategies for Social Inquiry)
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avg rating 4.55 — 11 ratings — published 2015
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Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) Varieties of Liberalization and the New Politics of Social Solidarity (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
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avg rating 4.21 — 14 ratings — published 2014
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Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences: A Design-Based Approach (Strategies for Social Inquiry) Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences: A Design-Based Approach (Strategies for Social Inquiry)
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avg rating 4.31 — 36 ratings — published 2012
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Concepts & Method in Social Science: The Tradition of Giovanni Sartori Concepts & Method in Social Science: The Tradition of Giovanni Sartori (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 2008
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The Logic of Practice The Logic of Practice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 547 ratings — published 1980
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Paradigms and Sand Castles: Theory Building and Research Design in Comparative Politics (Analytical Perspectives On Politics) Paradigms and Sand Castles: Theory Building and Research Design in Comparative Politics (Analytical Perspectives On Politics)
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avg rating 3.59 — 51 ratings — published 2003
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Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 36 ratings — published 2007
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Generative Social Science: Studies in Agent-Based Computational Modeling (Princeton Studies in Complexity) Generative Social Science: Studies in Agent-Based Computational Modeling (Princeton Studies in Complexity)
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avg rating 4.06 — 62 ratings — published 2006
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Analytic Narratives (Princeton Paperbacks) Analytic Narratives (Princeton Paperbacks)
by (shelved 1 time as qualitative-methods)
avg rating 3.42 — 26 ratings — published 1998
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The Sociological Imagination The Sociological Imagination (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 3,403 ratings — published 1959
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Ambiguities of Domination: Politics, Rhetoric, and Symbols in Contemporary Syria Ambiguities of Domination: Politics, Rhetoric, and Symbols in Contemporary Syria (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 290 ratings — published 1999
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The Complexity of Cooperation: Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration The Complexity of Cooperation: Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 202 ratings — published 1991
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Complex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life Complex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 462 ratings — published 2007
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Political Ethnography: What Immersion Contributes to the Study of Power Political Ethnography: What Immersion Contributes to the Study of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as qualitative-methods)
avg rating 4.18 — 22 ratings — published 2009
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A Model Discipline: Political Science and the Logic of Representations A Model Discipline: Political Science and the Logic of Representations (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 19 ratings — published 2012
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Explaining Institutional Change: Ambiguity, Agency, and Power Explaining Institutional Change: Ambiguity, Agency, and Power (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 27 ratings — published 2009
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The Road to Results: Designing and Conducting Effective Development Evaluations (World Bank Training Series) The Road to Results: Designing and Conducting Effective Development Evaluations (World Bank Training Series)
by (shelved 1 time as qualitative-methods)
avg rating 4.00 — 10 ratings — published 2009
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“[…] a student in our class asked disdainfully why quantitative methodologists do not openly criticize qualitative methods. He scoffed, 'They don't even mention it. But in courses in qualitative methods, quantitative methods always come up.'
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I pointed out that the lack of critical remarks and the absence of any mention of qualitative research in 'methods' courses indicate the hegemony of the quantitative approach. Were not his statistics professors making a strong statement about the place of qualitative methods by omitting them entirely? Qualitative researchers, then, have to legitimate their perspective to students in order to break the methodological silence coming from the other side.”
Sherryl Kleinman, Emotions and Fieldwork

“The complexities of validating qualitative research need not be due to a weakness of qualitative methods, but on the contrary, may rest upon their extraordinary power to reflect and conceptualize the nature of the phenomenon investigated, to capture the complexity of the social reality. The validation of qualitative research becomes intrinsically linked to the development of a theory of social reality.”
S Kvale

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