Methodological Approaches to Societies in Transformation : How to Make Sense of Change

Yasmine Berriane

ISBN 10: 3030650669 / ISBN 13: 9783030650667

Published by Springer International Publishing, 2021

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This open access book provides methodological devices and analytical frameworks for the study of societies in transformation. It explores a central paradox in the study of change: making sense of change requires long-term perspectives on societal transformations and on the different ways people experience social change, whereas the research carried out to study change is necessarily limited to a relatively short space of time. This volume offers a range of methodological responses to this challenge by paying attention to the complex entanglement of qualitative research and the metanarratives generally used to account for change. Each chapter is based on a concrete case study from different parts of the world and tackles a diversity of topics, analytical approaches, and data collection methods. The contributors' innovative solutions provide valuable tools and techniques for all those interested in the study of change.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Methodological Approaches to Societies in Transformation : How to Make Sense of Change
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030650669
• ISBN 13: 9783030650667
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 21D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 498 grams

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Synopsis

This open access book provides methodological devices and analytical frameworks for the study of societies in transformation. It explores a central paradox in the study of change: making sense of change requires long-term perspectives on societal transformations and on the different ways people experience social change, whereas the research carried out to study change is necessarily limited to a relatively short space of time. This volume offers a range of methodological responses to this challenge by paying attention to the complex entanglement of qualitative research and the metanarratives generally used to account for change. Each chapter is based on a concrete case study from different parts of the world and tackles a diversity of topics, analytical approaches, and data collection methods. The contributors’ innovative solutions provide valuable tools and techniques for all those interested in the study of change.

About the Author

Yasmine Berriane is permanent researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS, Centre Maurice Halbwachs), France.

Annuska Derks is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Aymon Kreil is Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages and Cultures at Ghent University, Belgium.

Dorothea Lüddeckens is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.