Section outline
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‘Basic’, interpretive and qualitative approaches to content analysis; specifics of thematic analysis; application of the logic of induction, deduction and abduction; principles of coding and software-aided QCA.
Compulsory Reading (46pp):
- Drisko, James W. and Tina Maschi. 2016. Content Analysis. New York: Oxford University Press, 1-8 (Introduction), 81-119 (Chapter 4).
Recommended Reading (25pp):
- Swain, Jon. 2018. A Hybrid Approach to Thematic Analysis in Qualitative Research: Using a Practical Example. In SAGE Research Methods Cases. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.