Societal challenges and big qualitative data require a new era of methodological pragmatism
Gillespie, A.
, Glăveanu, V. & Laurent, C.
(4 March 2024)
Societal challenges and big qualitative data require a new era of methodological pragmatism.
Impact of Social Sciences Blog.
, Glăveanu, V. & Laurent, C.
(4 March 2024)
Societal challenges and big qualitative data require a new era of methodological pragmatism.
Impact of Social Sciences Blog.
The qualitative-quantitative debate, that has been a defining feature of social scientific research, has become a hinderance. Alex Gillespie, Vlad Glăveanu, and Constance de Saint-Laurent argue, in their new book ‘Pragmatism and Methodology’ (open access), that addressing our contemporary challenges requires seizing the opportunities of big qualitative data with methodological pragmatism.