Qualitative Methods Books

New and Published Books

1. Research Methods in Critical Security Studies

   An Introduction

   Edited by Mark B. Salter, Can E. Mutlu

   This new textbook surveys new and emergent methods for doing research in critical security studies, thereby filling a large gap in the literature of this emerging field. New or critical security studies is growing as a field, but still lacks a clear methodology; the diverse range of the main foci...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
2. Understanding Research

   Coping with the Quantitative - Qualitative Divide

   By M.I. Franklin

   Planning, undertaking and completing a research project – from dissertations to presentations - can be a daunting undertaking for any student, involving a number of easily taken mis-steps for those without adequate guidance. The objective of any research project is to gather data, analyse it based...

   Published October 17th 2012 by Routledge
3. Qualitative Methods in Military Studies

   Research Experiences and Challenges

   Edited by Helena Carreiras, Celso Castro

   Series: Cass Military Studies

   This book examines the methodology of qualitative research in military studies. Since the end of the Cold War, the number of studies on military and society has grown substantially in substance, size and impact. However, only a tiny part of this bibliography deals in depth with the research...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
4. Interpretive Research Design

   Concepts and Processes

   By Peregrine Schwartz-Shea, Dvora Yanow

   Series: Routledge Series on Interpretive Methods

   Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an interpretive-qualitative tradition get little guidance on this aspect of research from the positivist-centered training...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
5. The Comparative Approach to National Movements

   Miroslav Hroch and Nationalism Studies

   Edited by Alexander Maxwell

   Series: Association for the Study of Nationalities

   Miroslav Hroch’s Social Preconditions of National Revival has profoundly influenced the study of nationalism since it first appeared in English translation, particularly because of its famous three-phase model for describing and analyzing national movements in Eastern Europe. Contributors to this...

   Published October 3rd 2011 by Routledge
6. Understanding Peace Research

   Methods and Challenges

   Edited by Kristine Hoglund, Magnus Oberg

   This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of different methods and sources of information-gathering for peace and conflict students and researchers, as well as the challenges presented by such work. Research on conflict-ridden societies carries special challenges for the collection and...

   Published February 17th 2011 by Routledge
7. Ethnography in Social Science Practice

   Edited by Julie Scott-Jones, Sal Watt

   Ethnography in Social Science Practice explores ethnography’s increasing use across the social sciences, beyond its traditional bases in social anthropology and sociology. It explores the disciplinary roots of ethnographic research within social anthropology, and contextualizes it within both field...

   Published March 24th 2010 by Routledge