Interpretive/ Qualitative / Ethnomethod. Research

Interpretive/ Qualitative / Ethnomethod. Research Suggested Readings for PhD program in Sociology and Social Research, Research School in Social Sciences Trento University Andrew Abbot, (2004) Methods of Discovery. Heuristics for the Social Sciences, The University of Chicago Press. Allaine Cerwonka & Liisa H. Malkki, (2007) Improvising Theory. Process and Temporality in Ethnographic Fieldwork, The University of Chicago Press. Kathy Charmaz, (2006) Constructing Grounded Theory. A practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis, Sage. Gary King, Robert O. Keohane, & Sidney Verba (1994) Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research, Princeton University Press Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, and Joseph Williams (eds.) (2008), The Craft of Research, The University of Chicago Press. (3rd edition) Hendrik Wagenaar, (2011) Meaning in Action: Interpretation and Dialogue in Policy Analysis. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe Robert S. Weiss, (1994) Learning from Strangers. The Art and method of Qualitative Interview Studies, The Free Press. Case Studies Gerring, John (2004): What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good For? American Political Science Review 98 (2): 341-354. Mahoney, James and Gary Goertz (2006): A Tale of Two Cultures: Contrasting Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Political Analysis 14(3): 227-249. Adcock, Robert and David Collier (2001): Measurement Validity: A Shared Standard for Qualitative and Quantitative Research. American Political Science Review 95 (3): 529-546 Gerring, John (2001): Social Science Methodology: A Criterial Framework, 1. ed.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: Chap. 2. Sartori, Giovanni (1984): Guidelines for Concept Analysis. In Sartori, Giovanni (eds) Social Science Concepts: A Systematic Analysis. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications: 15-85. Collier, David and James E. Mahon (1993): Conceptual Stretching Revisited - Adapting Categories in Comparative-Analysis. American Political Science Review 87 (4): 845-855. Goertz, Gary (2006): Social Science Concepts: A User's Guide. Princeton: Princeton University Press: Chap. 2. Gerring, John (2005): Causation: A Unified Framework for the Social Sciences. Journal of Theoretical Politics 17 (2): 163-198. Mahoney, James, Erin Kimball and Kendra L. Koivu (2009): The Logic of Historical Explanation in the Social Sciences. Comparative Political Studies 42 (1): 114-146. Goldthorpe, John H. (2001): Causation, Statistics, and Sociology. European Sociological Review 17(1): 1-20

Lijphart, Arend (1971): Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method. American Political Science Review 65 (3): 682-693. Levy, Jack S. (2008): Case Studies: Types, Designs, and Logics of Inference. Conflict Management and Peace Science 25 (1): 1-18. Eckstein, Harry (1975): Case Study and Theory in Political Science. In Greenstein, F.I. and N. W. Polsby (eds): Strategies of Inquiry. Handbook of Political Science, vol. 7. Reading: Addison-Wesley: 92-123. Skocpol, Theda (2003): Doubly Engaged Social Science. In Mahoney, James and Dietrich Rueschemeyer (eds): Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 407-428. King, Gary, Robert O. Keohane and Sidney Verba (1994): Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton: Princeton University Press: 128-148. Collier, David and James Mahoney (1996): Insights and Pitfalls: Selection Bias in Qualitative Research. World Politics 49 (1): 56-91. Goertz, Gary and Harvey Starr (2003): Introduction: Necessary Condition Logics, Research Design, and Theory. In: Goertz, Gary and Harvey Starr (eds): Necessary Conditions. Theory, Methodology, and Applications. Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham: 1-24. Seawright, Jason and John Gerring (2008). Case-Selection Techniques in Case Study Lieberson, Stanley (1991): Small Ns and Big Conclusions: An Examination of the Reasoning in Comparative Studies Based on a Small Number of Cases. Social Forces 70 (2): 307-320. Mahoney, James (2000): Strategies of Causal Inference in Small-N Analysis. Sociological Methods & Research 28 (4): 387-424. King, Gary, Robert O. Keohane and Sidney Verba (1994): Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton: Princeton University Press: 208-213. Sciences. Cambridge: MIT Press: Chap. 8. Mahoney, James (1999): Nominal, Ordinal, and Narrative Appraisal in Macrocausal Analysis. American Journal of Sociology 104 (4): 1154-1196. Sciences. Cambridge: MIT Press: Chaps. 11. Gerring, John, and Rose McDermott (2007). An Experimental Template for Case Study Research. American Journal of Political Science 51 (3): 688-701. George, Alexander L. (1979): Case Studies and Theory Development: The Method of Structured, Focused Comparison. In Lauren, Paul Gordon (ed): Diplomacy. New Approaches in History, Theory, and Policy. New York: Free Press: 43-68. Collier, David (1993): The Comparative Method. In Finifter, Ada (ed): Political Science: The State of the Discipline II. Washington D.C.: American Political Science Association: 105-119. Collier, David, Henry Brady and Jason Seawright (2004): Sources of Leverage in Causal Inference: Toward an Alternative View of Methodology. In: Brady, Henry and David Collier (eds): Rethinking Social Inquiry. Diverse Tools, Shared Standards. Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham: 229-266 Sciences. Cambridge: MIT Press: Chap. 10. Campbell, Donald T. (1975): Degrees of Freedom and the Case Study. Comparative Political Studies 8 (2): 178-193. Gerring, John (2008): The Mechanismic Worldview: Thinking inside the Box. British Journal of Political Science 38: 161-179.

Thies, Cameron G. (2002): A Pragmatic Guide to Qualitative Historical Analysis in the Study of International Relations. International Studies Perspectives 3(4): 351-372. Fearon, James D. (1991): Counterfactuals and Hypothesis Testing in Political Science. World Politics 43 (2): 169-195. Lustick, Ian S. (1996): History, Historiography, and Political Science: Multiple Historical Records and the Problem of Selection Bias. American Political Science Review 90 (3): 605-618. Dion, Douglas (1998): Evidence and Inference in the Comparative Case Study. Comparative Politics 30 (2): 127-145. Lebow, Richard Ned (2000): What's So Different About a Counterfactual? World Politics 52: 350-385. Rueschemeyer, Dietrich (2003): Can One or a Few Cases Yield Theoretical Gains? In Mahoney, James and Dietrich Rueschemeyer (eds) Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 305-332. Sciences. Cambridge: MIT Press: 112-117. Lucas, Jeffrey W (2003): Theory-testing, generalization, and the problem of external validity. Sociological Theory 21 (3): 236-253. Bunce, Valerie (2000): Comparative democratization: Big and bounded generalizations. Comparative Political Studies 33 (6-7): 703-734. Lieberman, Evan S (2005): Nested analysis as a mixed-method strategy for comparative research. American Political Science Review 99 (3): 435-452. Rohlfing, Ingo, and Carsten Q. Schneider (2009): Combining fuzzy-set QCA and case studies in the analysis of party competition. Paper presented at the ECPR General Conference 2009, Potsdam. Interviews for Qualitative Data Generation Snape and Spencer (in Ritchie and Lewis), 2003, Chapter 1 (1-23) The Foundation of Qualitative Research Fontana and Frey (in Denzin and Lincoln), 2005, Chapter 27 (695-728) The Interview: From Neutral Stance to Political Involvement Littig (in Bogner, Littig and Menz), 2009, Chapter 4 (98-113) Interviewing the Elite - Interviewing Experts: Is there a Difference? Denzin and Lincoln (in Denzin and Lincoln), 2005, Chapter 1 (1-32) Introduction: The Discipline and Practice of Qualitative Research Mauser and Nagel (in Bogner, Littig and Menz), 2009, Chapter 1 (17-42) The Expert Interview and Changes in Knowledge Production Gubrium and Holstein, 2001, Chapter 1 (3-32) From the Individual Interview to the Interview Society Platt (in Gubrium and Holstein). 2001, Chapter 2 (33-54) The History of the Interview Ritchie, Lewis and Elam (in Ritchie and Lewis), 2003, Chapter 4 (77-108) Designing and Selecting Samples Arthur and Nazroo (in Ritchie and Lewis), 2003, Chapter 5 (109-137) Designing Fieldwork Strategies and Materials Dexter, 2006, Chapter 2 (31-71) Suggestions for Getting, Conducting and Recording an Interview Mason, 2002, Chapter 1&2 (13-47) Designing Qualitative Research Obelené (in Bogner, Littig and Menz), 2009, Chapter 8 (184-200) Expert versus Researcher: Ethical Considerations in the Process of Bargaining a Study

Legard, Keegan and Ward (in Ritchie and Lewis), 2003, Chapter 6 (138-169) In-depth Interviews Pfadenhauer (in Bogner, Littig and Menz), 2009, Chapter 3 (81-97) At Eye Level. The Expert Interview a Talk between Expert and Quasi-expert Padfield and Procter, 1996 (355-366) The Effect of Interviewer s Gender on the Interviewing Process: A Comparative Enquiry Spencer, Ritchie and O Connor (in Ritchie and Lewis), 2003, Chapter 8 (199-218) Analysis: Practices, Principles and Processes Kvale and Brinkmann, 2008, Chapter 10 (177-188) Transcribing Interviews Richards, 2005, Part II (65-121) Working with the Data Bogner and Menz (in Bogner, Littig and Menz), 2009, Chapter 2 (43-80) The Theory-Generating Expert Interview: Epistemological Interest, Forms of Knowledge, Interaction Silverman, 2005, Chapter 14 (209-226) Quality in Qualitative Research Lewis and Ritchie (in Ritchie and Lewis), 2003 Chapter 10 (263-286) Generalising from Qualitative Research Christians (in Denzin and Lincoln), 2005, Chapter 6 (139-164) Ethics and politics in qualitative research Dexter, 2006, Chapter 6 (115-131) Toward a Transactional Theory of Interviewing: Self-Assessment in the Interview Process Bazeley, 2007, Chapter 1 (1-20) Perspectives: Qualitative Computing and NVivo Kvale and Brinkmann, 2008, Chapter 4 (61-80) Ethical Issues of Interviewing Abels, G. & Behrens (2009): Interviewing Elites in Political Science: A Reflexion on Gender and Policy Effects Based on Secondary Analysis. In: A. Bogner, B. Littig, & W. Menz (eds.) Interviewing Experts. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave /MacMillan: 138-156. Arthur, S. & Nazroo, J. (2003): Designing Fieldwork Strategies and Materials. In: J. Ritchie & J. Lewis eds. Qualitative Research Practice. A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 109-137. Bazeley, P. (2007): Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo. Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore: Sage. Bogner, A. & Menz, W. (2009): The Theory-Generating Expert Interview: Epistemological Interest, Forms of Knowledge, Interaction. In: A. Bogner, B. Littig, & W. Menz (eds.) Interviewing Experts. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave /MacMillan: 43-80. Bogner, A. Littig, B. & Menz, W. (eds.) (2009): Interviewing Experts. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave /MacMillan. Briggs, C.L. (2001): Interviewing, Power/Knowledge, and Social Inequality In: J.F. Gubrium & J.A. Holstein eds. Handbook of Interview Research, 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 911-922. Christians, C.G. (2005): Ethics and politics in qualitative research. In: N.K. Denzin & Y.S. Lincoln, eds. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research, 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, London: Sage.: 139-164. Denzin, N.K. (1989): The Research Act. A Theoretical Introduction to Sociological Methods, 3rd edition. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall. Denzin, N.K.& Lincoln, Y.S. (eds.) (2000): Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, London: Sage. Denzin, N.K. & Lincoln, Y.S. (2005): Introduction: The Discipline and Practice of Qualitative Research. In: N.K. Denzin & Y.S. Lincoln, eds. Handbook of Qualitative Research, 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, London: Sage: 1-32.

Denzin, N.K. & Lincoln, Y.S. (eds.) (2005): The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research, 3rd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA, London: Sage. Dexter, L. (2006): Elite and Specialized Interviewing. Colchester: ECPR Press. Fontana, A. & Frey, J.H. (2005): The Interview: From Neutral Stance to Political Involvement. In: N.K. Denzin & Y.S. Lincoln, eds. Handbook of Qualitative Research, 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, London: Sage: 695-728. Gläser, J. & Laudel, G. (2009): On Interviewing Good and Bad Experts. In: A. Bogner, B. Littig, & W. Menz (eds.) Interviewing Experts. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave /MacMillan: 117-137. Gubrium, J. F. & Holstein, J. A. (eds.) (2001): Handbook of Interview Research: Context and Methodology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Gubrium, J. F. & Holstein, J. A. (2001): From the Individual Interview to the Interview Society. In: J.F. Gubrium & J.A. Holstein eds. Handbook of Interview Research, 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 3-32 Johnson, J.M. (2001): 'In-depth Interviewing In: J.F. Gubrium & J.A. Holstein eds. Handbook of Interview Research, 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 103-120. Kezar, A. (2003): Transformational Elite Interviews: Principles and Problems. Qualitative Inquiry. 9(3), 395-415. Kvale, S. & Brinkmann, S. (2008): InterViews: Learning the craft of qualitative research interviewing, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, New Delhi, London, Singapore: Sage. Legard, R., Keegan, J. & Ward, K. (2003): In-depth Interviews. In: J. Ritchie & J. Lewis eds. Qualitative Research Practice. A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 138-169. Lewis, J. &Ritchie, J. (2003): Generalising from Qualitative Research. In: J. Ritchie & J. Lewis eds. Qualitative Research Practice. A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 263-286. Littig, B. (2009): Interviewing the Elite - Interviewing Experts: Is There a Difference. In: A. Bogner, B. Littig, & W. Menz (eds.) Interviewing Experts. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave /MacMillan: 98-113. Mason, J. (2002): Qualitative Researching, 2nd edition, Thousand Oaks: Sage. Mauser, M. & Nagel, U. (2009): The Expert Interview and Changes in Knowledge Production. In: A. Bogner, B. Littig, & W. Menz (eds.) Interviewing Experts. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave /MacMillan: 17-42. Morse, J.M. (2003). Principles of mixed methods and multi-method research design. In: A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (eds.), Handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioural research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage: 189-207. Moyser, G. & Wagstaffe, M. (eds.) (1987): Research Methods for Elite Studies, London: Allen and Unwin. Obelené, V. (2009): 'Expert versus Researcher: Ethical Considerations in the Process of Bargaining a Study. In: A. Bogner, B. Littig, & W. Menz (eds.) Interviewing Experts. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave /MacMillan: 184-200. Odendahl, T. & Shaw, A. (2002) Interviewing elites. In Gubrium, J.F. & Holstein, J.A. (eds) Handbook of interview research: Context and Methodology, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 299-316. Pfadenhauer, M. (2009): At Eye Level: The Expert Interview a Talk between Expert and Quasi-expert. In: A. Bogner, B. Littig, & W. Menz (eds.) Interviewing Experts. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York: Palgrave /MacMillan: 81-97. Platt, J. (2001): The History of Interview. In: J. F. Gubrium & J. A. Holstein, eds. Handbook of Interview Research, 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 33-52

Padfield, M. & Procter, I. (1996): The Effect of Interviewer s Gender on the Interviewing Process: A Comparative Enquiry Sociology, Vol. 30, No. 2: 355-366. Reinharz, S. & Chase, S.E. (2001): Interviewing Women. In: J. F. Gubrium & J. A. Holstein, eds. Handbook of Interview Research, 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 221-238. Richards, L. (2005): Handling Qualitative Data: A Practical Guide. London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi: Sage. Rist, R.C. (2000): Influencing the Policy Process with Qualitative Research. In: N.K. Denzin & Y.S. Lincoln, eds. Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, London: Sage: 1001-1017. Ritchie, J. & Lewis, J. (eds.) (2003): Qualitative Research Practice. A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Ritchie, J., Lewis, J. & Elam, G. (2003): Designing and Selecting Samples. In: J. Ritchie & J. Lewis, eds. Qualitative Research Practice. A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 77-108. Ryen, A. (2001): Cross-Cultural Interviewing In: J. F. Gubrium & J. A. Holstein, eds. Handbook of Interview Research, 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 335-354. Schwalbe, M.L. & Wolkomir, M. (2001): Interviewing Men. In: J. F. Gubrium & J. A. Holstein, eds. Handbook of Interview Research, 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 203-220. Silverman, D. (2005): Doing Qualitative Research: A Practical Handbook. 2nd ed. London: Sage. Snape, D. & Spencer, L. (2003): The Foundation of Qualitative Research. In: J. Ritchie & J. Lewis eds. Qualitative Research Practice. A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 1-23. Spencer, L. Ritchie, J. & O Connor, W. (2003): Analysis: Practices, Principles and Processes In: J. Ritchie & J. Lewis eds. Qualitative Research Practice. A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 199-218. Strauss, A. & Corbin, J. (1998): Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures in Developing Grounded Theory, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, London, New Delhi: Sage. Warren, C.A.B. (2001): Qualitative Interviewing In: J.F. Gubrium & J.A. Holstein eds. Handbook of Interview Research, 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 83-102 Weiss, R. S. (1994): Learning from Strangers. The Art of and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies. New York: The Free Press. Weitzman, E. A. (2000): Software and Qualitative Research. In: N.K. Denzin & Y.S. Lincoln, eds. Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, London: Sage: 803-820. Welch, C., Marschan-Piekkari, R., Penttinen, H. & Tahvanainen, M. (2002): Corporate Elites as Informants Qualitative International Business Research, International Business Review, Vol. 11, No. 5: 611-628. White, C. Woodfield, K. & Ritchie J. (2003): Reporting and Presenting Qualitative Data In: J. Ritchie & J. Lewis eds. Qualitative Research Practice. A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 287-321.