Hegemony: A Realist Analysis is a new and original approach to this important concept. It presents a theoretical history of the use of hegemony in a range of work starting with a discussion of Gramsci and Russian Marxism and going on to look at more recent applications. It examines the current deba
Qualitative Methods in Migration Studies: A Critical Realist Perspective
β Scribed by Theodoros Iosifides
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 279
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Preface and Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
1 Introduction
2 Contemporary Migration
3 Theoretical and Epistemological Issues in Qualitative Research:
The Case for Critical Realism
4 Critical Realism, Social Research Methodology and Qualitative Migration Research
5 Conclusions: Critical Realism, Qualitative Migration Research and Politics Making
Bibliography
Index
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