Situational analysis as a framework for interdisciplinary research in the social sciences

Abstract: This study presents situational analysis as a suitable framework for the development of qualitatively-oriented interdisciplinary research in the social sciences. The article argues that even though interdisciplinary research is considered a coveted form of research practice, it is not particularly well developed in the social sciences. This is partly due to institutional barriers, but also because the majority of disciplines lack a suitable theoretical and methodological framework capable of unifying a variety of theoretical bases and primarily methodological processes. Situational analysis, which is based on the work of second generation grounded theorists, is ideal for this purpose, as it offers a frame for theoretical, epistemological, empirical and methodological interdisciplinarity.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Situational analysis as a framework for interdisciplinary research in the social sciences ; volume:26 ; number:3 ; year:2016 ; pages:340-355 ; extent:16 ; Human affairs ; 26, Heft 3 (2016), 340-355 (gesamt 16)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Kalenda, Jan

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/humaff-2016-0029
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404271539582.276395778695
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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