Prelims

Marco J. Haenssgen (University of Warwick, UK)

Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research in Global Development: A Concise Guide

ISBN: 978-1-83909-232-9, eISBN: 978-1-83909-229-9

Publication date: 28 November 2019

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Haenssgen, M.J. (2019), "Prelims", Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research in Global Development: A Concise Guide, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-xiv. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83909-229-920191001

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INTERDISCIPLINARY QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

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INTERDISCIPLINARY QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

A Concise Guide

By

MARCO J. HAENSSGEN

University of Warwick, UK

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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To Ern, and Oma.

Contents

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes ix
About the Author xi
Acknowledgements xiii
1. Introduction 1
2. The Big Picture: An Overview of Research Designs 11
3. Data Collection Methods 25
4. Sampling Methods 53
5. Data Analysis Methods 63
6. Presenting and Reporting Qualitative Research 91
7. Qualitative Research Issues 119
8. Summary and Reflections on Overcoming Disciplinary Friction 133
Appendix 1: Sample Answers for the Activities 141
Appendix 2: Antibiotics and Activity Spaces: Project Description 145
Appendix 3: Samples (Editable Files Available Online) 147
Appendix 4: Suggested Reading and Resources 175
References 185
Index 211

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes

Figures

Fig. 1. Analytical Framework 47
Fig. 2. Excerpt of a Hierarchically Structured Coding Frame and Associated Examples 70

Tables

Table 1. More Credible Interview Research 67
Table 2. Standard Options to Present Qualitative Research Process and Findings 94
Table 3. Common Quality Criteria and Examples: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-method Research 104
Table 4. Reporting Guidelines for Qualitative Research 106
Table 5. Dealing with Problems in Interdisciplinary Research 136

Boxes

Box 1. Interviews: A Notational Remark 26
Box 2. Etiquette and Behaviour in Interview Research 60
Box 3. Evolution of Analytical Frameworks through Thematic Analysis in a Research Project 71
Box 4. A Pre-submission Enquiry 111
Box 5. Written Outputs of a Mixed-method Project 114

About the Author

Marco J. Haenssgen is Assistant Professor in Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick. He is an interdisciplinary mixed-method researcher with interests in international development, policy implementation, socio-technological change, and global health, and with experience in evaluation, development finance and economics, and policy advisory. He has received multiple awards for his teaching practice in global health, and his interdisciplinary research has been published in leading international journals such as World Development, Social Science and Medicine, and Health Policy and Planning. He holds degrees in International Development from the University of Oxford and General Management from the European Business School.

Acknowledgements

This book arose as a response to research methods training needs in the classroom as well as ‘in the field’, and so I am particularly grateful to Cathia Jenainati, whose support enabled the space for this book to materialise. The content of this book draws on my own interdisciplinary research experiences and training, much of which took place under the patient and encouraging guidance of Proochista Ariana. Other supervisors, mentors, and teachers have left their indirect impact on the positions in this book as well, among whom I would especially like to thank Eva Terberger, Marlis Sieburger, Felix Reed-Tsochas, How Lih Ren, and Thomas Koch. Likewise, without the insight from colleagues, researchers, and research assistants from whose experience and views I could learn, this book would have very little content indeed, and I would like to acknowledge in particular Nutcha Charoenboon, Paridhi Jain, Nutan Jain, Li Hong Min, Li Jian, Thipphaphone Xayavong, Penporn Warapikuptanun, Kanokporn Wibunjak, Patthanan Thavethanutthanawin, Yuzana Khine Zaw, Mukdawan Sakboon, Prasit Leepreecha, Giacomo Zanello, Caroline Jones, Vicki Marsh, Yoel Lubell, Elizabeth Elliott, Jessica Savage, Jocelyn Watkins, Thomas Althaus, Ivo Vlaev, Marco Liverani, and Clare Chandler.

This work would not have been possible without financial support for qualitative and mixed-method research projects that are featured in this book: ‘Antibiotics and Activity Spaces’ was funded by the Antimicrobial Resistance Cross Council Initiative supported by the seven research councils in partnership with the Department of Health and Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Grant Ref. ES/P00511X/1, administered by the UK Economic and Social Research Council) together with public engagement funding from the University of Warwick’s Humanities Research Fund and the Global Research Priority on Connecting Cultures. ‘What if precarity causes drug resistance?’ was funded by the University of Warwick Institute of Advanced Study and the Global Research Priority on International Development. ‘Protected Areas and People: Exploring perceived wisdoms surrounding natural resource management and sustainability’ was funded by the University of Warwick Global Challenges Research Fund Catalyst Fund. ‘The impact of C-reactive protein testing on antibiotic prescription in febrile patients attending primary care in low-resource settings’ was funded by the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, the Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund, and the Wellcome Trust Engaging Science Grant (105032/Z/14/Z).