{"product_id":"books-reflexive-methodology-by-mats-alvesson","title":"Reflexive Methodology","description":"\u003ci\u003ePraise for the \u003cb\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/b\u003e:\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e′\u003cb\u003eReflexive Methodology \u003c\/b\u003eis a textbook indispensable to any young researcher. It does not tell its readers how to do research. It does something much more important: It shows how research has been done in the qualitative tradition, thus encouraging the readers to make their own choices′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara Czarniawska, Goteborg University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e′I would go so far as to argue that this book should be on the reading list of all social scientists and philosophers with an interest in the theory and practice of research′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrometheus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflexive Methodology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e established itself as a groundbreaking success, providing researchers with an invaluable guide to a central problem in research methodology - how to put field research and interpretations in perspective, paying attention to the interpretive, political and rhetorical nature of empirical research. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow thoroughly updated, the \u003cb\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/b\u003e includes a new chapter on positivism, social constructionism and critical realism, and offers new conclusions on the applications of methodology. It also provides further illustrations and updates that build on the acclaimed and successful first edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eReflexivity is an essential part of the research process. In this book, Mats Alvesson and Kaj Skoldberg make explicit the links between techniques used in empirical research and different research traditions, giving a theoretically informed approach to qualitative research. The authors provide balanced reviews and critiques of the major schools of grounded theory, ethnography, hermeneutics, critical theory, postmodernism and poststructuralism, discourse analysis, genealogy and feminism. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book points the way to a more open-minded, creative interaction between theoretical frameworks and empirical research. It continues to be essential reading for students and researchers across the social sciences.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420134166801,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781848601123.jpg?v=1787575389","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-reflexive-methodology-by-mats-alvesson","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}