Course: Qualitative Methods: Theory & Practice_SS 2025

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General

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- Select activity Announcements
  
  Announcements Forum
- Select activity Final Research Proposal Guidelines
  
  Final Research Proposal Guidelines File
- Select activity Additional Resources
  
  Additional Resources Folder
Select section 7th April - Introduction

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7th April - Introduction
- Select activity Introduction Slides
  
  Introduction Slides File
Select section 21st April - Qualitative Methods in Economics

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21st April - Qualitative Methods in Economics
- Select activity Reflective Questions
  
  Reflective Questions Quiz
- Select activity Porak Reinke (2024) The contribution of qualitative methods to economic research in an era of polycrisis
  
  Porak Reinke (2024) The contribution of qualitative methods to economic research in an era of polycrisis File
- Select activity Lenger (2019) The Rejection of Qualitative Research Methods in Economics
  
  Lenger (2019) The Rejection of Qualitative Research Methods in Economics File
Select section 28th April - Research Design

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28th April - Research Design
- Select activity Research Philosophies
  
  Research Philosophies Fair Allocation
- Select activity Pickbourn Ramnarain (2016) Separate or symbiotic Quantitative and qualitative methods in (heterodox) economics research.
  
  Pickbourn Ramnarain (2016) Separate or symbiotic Quantitative and qualitative methods in (heterodox) economics research. File
- Select activity Research Design Slides
  
  Research Design Slides File
Select section 5th May - Philosophy & Theory

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5th May - Philosophy & Theory
- Select activity Schwartz-Shea (2021) Feminist use of qualitative-interpretive methods
  
  Schwartz-Shea (2021) Feminist use of qualitative-interpretive methods File
- Select activity Morgan (2016) Critical realism as a social ontology for economics
  
  Morgan (2016) Critical realism as a social ontology for economics File
- Select activity Positivist Philosophy
  
  Positivist Philosophy Etherpad Lite
- Select activity Critical Realist Philosophy
  
  Critical Realist Philosophy Etherpad Lite
- Select activity Interpretivist Philosophy
  
  Interpretivist Philosophy Etherpad Lite
- Select activity Comparing Research Philosophies
  
  Comparing Research Philosophies Forum
  
  Students must
  
  Post replies: 2
- Select activity Research Philosophies Slides
  
  Research Philosophies Slides File
Select section 12th May - Case Studies

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12th May - Case Studies
- Select activity Skarbek (2025) Qualitative research methods for institutional analysis
  
  Skarbek (2025) Qualitative research methods for institutional analysis File
- Select activity Case Studies Questions
  
  Case Studies Questions Assignment
- Select activity Case Study Presentation
  
  Case Study Presentation File
Select section 19th May - Interviews

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19th May - Interviews
- Select activity Bewley (1995) A depressed labor market as explained by participants
  
  Bewley (1995) A depressed labor market as explained by participants File
- Select activity Interviews Presentation
  
  Interviews Presentation File
- Select activity Interview Guides
  
  Interview Guides File
Select section 26th May - Focus Groups

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26th May - Focus Groups
- Select activity Powe et al (2005) Mixing methods within stated preference environmental valuation choice experiments and post-questionnaire qualitative analysis
  
  Powe et al (2005) Mixing methods within stated preference environmental valuation choice experiments and post-questionnaire qualitative analysis File
Select section 2nd June - Ethnography

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2nd June - Ethnography
- Select activity Basole and Ramnarain (2016) Qualitative and ethnographic methods in economics
  
  Basole and Ramnarain (2016) Qualitative and ethnographic methods in economics File
Select section 16th June - Content Analysis

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16th June - Content Analysis

Current week
- Select activity Oleinik (2022) Content Analysis as a Method for Heterodox Economics
  
  Oleinik (2022) Content Analysis as a Method for Heterodox Economics File
- Select activity DAmato et al (2019) Circular, Green, and Bio Economy How Do Companies in Land-Use Intensive Sectors Align with Sustainability Concepts
  
  DAmato et al (2019) Circular, Green, and Bio Economy How Do Companies in Land-Use Intensive Sectors Align with Sustainability Concepts File
- Select activity Class Discussion Questions
  
  Class Discussion Questions Assignment
  
  Prepare answers to the following questions regarding the Oleinik reading and bring them to the next class on Content Analysis (16/06).
  
  Why analyse the content of qualitative data? What can it add to economics?
  
  In your own words, what is abductive reasoning? What does it imply about case selection?
  
  What are the different types of content analysis and which philosophical positions underpin them?
  
  What is the problem with how content analysis is currently applied by institutionalists?
  
  What makes content analysis fitting for heterodox economics?
  
  Tell me something you took particular note of from the article. E.g. something you found interesting, curious or exciting in the article (even negatively – something that you strongly disagreed with).
Select section 23rd June - Grounded Theory

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23rd June - Grounded Theory
Select section 30th June - Mixed & Multiple Methods

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30th June - Mixed & Multiple Methods
Select section 14th July - Research Proposal Preparation

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14th July - Research Proposal Preparation