Krzysztof T Konecki
Biographic Data
| ID | 264175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Krzysztof T Konecki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Krzysztof T |
| FAMILY NAME | Konecki |
| SIGNATURE | KONECKI K T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lodz |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7370-3490 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Emotions and Mood. Can We Remain Hopeful for the Future
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Contemplating Society, Self, and Nature During an Ecological Disaster
We aim to analyze two books that explore ecology and the challenge of saving the planet within the framework of contemporary socio-economic conditions. The first book, by Latour and Schultz (2022), offers a theoretical exploration with practical implications, focusing on the creation of an ecological class capable of collective agency to drive socio-economic change. The second book, authored by Schultz (2023), is a deeply personal narrative that …
Kontemplacja i podejścia pierwszoosobowe w badaniach społecznych
Artykuł omawia koncepcje pierwszoosobowe w badaniach społecznych. Opisuje podejścia autoetnograficzne, fenomenologiczne i kontemplacyjne. To, co łączy te trzy podejścia, to refleksyjność, koncentracja na przeżyciach, procesie myślenia i odczuć ciała oraz na emocjonalnym i sytuacyjnym wymiarze poznawania świata, a w konsekwencji na badaczu jako na wytwórcy wiedzy. Można powiedzieć, że chociaż te podejścia różnią się, to łączy je cecha kontemplacyj…
Studying Lived Experiences in a Fatigued Society Through Observing the Sensory Perception of the World
The sociology of the senses delves into the intricate fabric of the Lifeworld, exploring how the senses play a pivotal role in shaping human interactions, particularly among university students. This case study focuses on understanding the relationships between senses, their interplay, and their collective impact on bodily experiences and perceptions of reality in its “qualitative immediacy.” We will examine the symbolic meanings associated with …
Can You Stop Your Mind and Your Daily Activities
The paper investigates meditation as a state of consciousness that isolates an individual from the attitude of everyday life and the perspective of practical actions. It is an “ethnography of the mind” instead of the place. The paper analyses self-reports from meditators’ self-observations as part of hatha yoga practice and data from semi-structured interviews with hatha yoga teachers. Elements that distract or help people meditate were analysed …
Walking in the City as an Experienced Practice
The paper is a contemplative explication of the walking process. What are the essential features of walking, and how do those who stroll around the city experience walking? We used contemplative research methods and explication of the phenomenon of walking. The research is based on self-observation and self-reporting about the thoughts, body feelings, and emotions that emerge during walks. In the paper, we describe the features of the phenomenon …
The Reverberations of War
The article presents a form of collective autoethnography generated by members of an informal group of academics called The Autonomous Autoethnographic Collective. The leading idea we relate to is 'reverberations' of multidimensional experiences of war in Ukraine that started on February 24, 2022. The aim of the text is to show the multiple perceptual views experienced by people situated in a borderline situation. Uncertainty of tomorrow, prolong…
Wittgenstein and Bauman
Empathy! So What
The paper deals with the concept of empathy applied in the contemplative experiment to understand the suffering of the victims of the war in Ukraine. I discuss the concept of empathy in the phenomenological perspective and symbolic interactionists’ view. I needed this discussion to frame the conclusions from the contemplative experiment I did with my students. I used the contemplative methods of research. The students did self-observations and se…
Wizualna Teoria Ugruntowana. Nauczanie teorii ugruntowanej przy pomocy obrazów i analizy wizualnej
Artykuł powstał na podstawie mojego 20-letniego doświadczenia w nauczaniu metod jakościowych i teorii ugruntowanej. Chciałbym w nim pokazać użyteczność analizy wizualnej w nauczeniu metodologii teorii ugruntowanej i konstruowaniu kategorii i hipotez przy pomocy obrazów. Proces nauczania będzie pokazany na przykładzie realizowanego projektu badawczego dotyczącego bezdomności. Bardzo ważnym narzędziem jest sekwencjonowanie obrazów/zdjęć, które daje…
Lifeworld and Deathworld in Human and Nonhuman Animal Relationships
Odkrywanie tego, co ignorowane. O zarządzaniu uwagą w postrzeganiu historii i zjawisk społecznych. Artykuł recenzyjny
mog lepiej zrozumie zaoenia, ktre przyjmuj przy upra
The Meaning of Contemplation for Social Qualitative Research
This book offers an account of contemplative reflection in qualitative social research. Focusing on the experiences of the researcher – including sensory and emotional experiences – and the work of the mind in the investigative process, it considers the means by which the researcher’s basic assumptions can be analyzed and bracketed, so as to shed light on the process by which knowledge is produced. Through an exploration of the methods of meditat…
Distinctions and Something Between
The paper presents short summaries and analyses of two books by Eviatar Zerubavel (2018a; 2020) that are demonstrations of his approach to cognitive sociology. The first book (2018a) shows examples of the analysis in Zerubavelian cognitive sociology, and the second one is a methodological and theoretical elaboration of his approach described in formal terms. We analyze the approach presented at the end of the paper, showing that the analysis of d…
Experiencing The Space
This paper is a description of collaborative research that was done together with students during the class “Contemplative Sociology. Experiencing Self, No-Self and the Lifeworld.” The goal of the research was to introduce the students to the contemplative methods that could be used to research lived experiences and the vision of the lifeworld through contemplation of the mind, bodily sensations, and emotions. A project was started on experiencin…
Uwagi na temat tego, co jest postrzegane jako ważne i nieważne w socjologii
W artykule zostaną przedstawione pewne problemy, z jakimi boryka się obecnie socjologia polska, choć kwestie te są istotne również dla socjologii uprawianej w innych krajach. Omówione zostaną kwestie zauważania i niezauważania pewnych zjawisk w badaniach i analizach socjologicznych, a także niezauważania pewnych zjawisk społecznych występujących w środowisku socjologów. Użyta zostanie tutaj pewna wersja socjologii poznawczej wypracowana przez Evi…
An Introduction to the Special Issue of QSR
Symbolic Interactionism in Poland. Inspirations and Development
In the paper, we present the development of symbolic interactionism (SI) in Poland by tracing and discussing its beginnings, as well as the influence the Chicago School had on the reception of SI in Polish sociology. Furthermore, we differentiate between two trends in the development of SI in Poland. One is connected with the early theoretical elaborations of the SI orientation and translations of classical books representing this perspective; an…
Creative Thinking in Qualitative Research and Analysis
I would like to present the possibility of broadening the traditional methodological and technical skills of researcher and analyst, but also the intellectual capacity of the researcher associated with combining data, categorizing, linking categories, as well as the interpretation of the causes and consequences of the emergence of certain social phenomena. Some methodologies, methods, and research techniques are more conducive to creative concept…
Classic Grounded Theory-The Latest Version
In this paper, I critically and analytically describe the book Classic Grounded Theory: Applications with Qualitative and Quantitative Data (Holton and Walsh 2017). I also offer reflections on the development of grounded theory methodology, and on the (in)consistencies of its procedures and epistemological assumptions. Finally, I offer some possibilities for developing classic grounded theory based on the proposals included in the book
"Janesick, Valerie J. 2015. "Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry
T he book is about contemplative qualitative inquiry and qualitative methods of research. The author very often refers to a Buddhist Zen. For her, qualitative research is some kind of experience that could be described by using the concepts coming from Buddhist Zen. Buddhist Zen is a spiritual tradition that praises stillness and concentration on the here and now. Meditation practice is very important
Qualitative Sociology
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Contemplation for Economists. Towards a Social Economy Based on Empathy and Compassion
The goal of the paper is to present the Buddhist approach to the economy and what we can learn from it. It demonstrates David Loy's analysis of the meaning of money from the Buddhist perspective. Money becomes a reality symbol and an ego symbol. The paper also presents some conclusions from analysis of Buddhist prescriptions to the economic system according to Frederic Pryor. Stress is put on compassion and ethics, which show the ubiquitous inter…
Standing in Public Places
This article describes and analyses an ethno-Zenic experiment consisting of standing motionless in public places (for example, at the entrance to a shopping mall, in front of a petrol station, a bank or a shop, or on a street corner). The research was inspired by an ethnomethodological approach to lived order and psychological knowledge-derived from Buddhism-on how the mind works. Some inspiration was also drawn from symbolic interactionism. The …
The Process of Becoming a Hatha-Yoga Practitioner
This paper undertakes the problem of perceiving and feeling the body in the process of acquiring the identity of a hatha-yoga practitioner. The process of becoming a “yogi” is connected with the practice of the work on the body and defining these practices, specific perception of the body, and feeling the body. Becoming a hatha-yoga practitioner is a process. I describe phases of this process in the paper: 1) The initial phase—constructing motive…
The Problem of Symbolic Interaction and of Constructing Self
In the article we make an analysis of a thesis that verbal symbolic interaction is a necessary condition of constructing self. The main concepts used in the paper are: symbolic interaction, self and corporality. The aforementioned thesis and the concept of symbolic interaction originate from G.H Mead, who set the trend of thinking about interaction in human society in sociology and social psychology. This influence is noticeable up to this day. S…
Creative Thinking in Qualitative Research and Analysis
I would like to present the possibility of broadening the traditional methodological and technical skills of researcher and analyst, but also the intellectual capacity of the researcher associated with combining data, categorizing, linking categories, as well as the interpretation of the causes and consequences of the emergence of certain social phenomena. Some methodologies, methods, and research techniques are more conducive to creative concept…
The Reverberations of War
The article presents a form of collective autoethnography generated by members of an informal group of academics called The Autonomous Autoethnographic Collective. The leading idea we relate to is 'reverberations' of multidimensional experiences of war in Ukraine that started on February 24, 2022. The aim of the text is to show the multiple perceptual views experienced by people situated in a borderline situation. Uncertainty of tomorrow, prolong…
Grounded Theory and Serendipity. Natural history of a Research
The paper deals with the issue of “serendipity” (which constitutes the context of discovery) in field research and the analysis of data by using the grounded theory methodology. The thesis of the paper is: the methodology of grounded theory is naturally associated with serendipity. We describe two aspects of serendipity in grounded theory: 1. substantive, and 2. theoretical. We present in the paper serendipity phenomenon by using the case of rese…
Classic Grounded Theory-The Latest Version
In this paper, I critically and analytically describe the book Classic Grounded Theory: Applications with Qualitative and Quantitative Data (Holton and Walsh 2017). I also offer reflections on the development of grounded theory methodology, and on the (in)consistencies of its procedures and epistemological assumptions. Finally, I offer some possibilities for developing classic grounded theory based on the proposals included in the book
The Process of Becoming a Hatha-Yoga Practitioner
This paper undertakes the problem of perceiving and feeling the body in the process of acquiring the identity of a hatha-yoga practitioner. The process of becoming a “yogi” is connected with the practice of the work on the body and defining these practices, specific perception of the body, and feeling the body. Becoming a hatha-yoga practitioner is a process. I describe phases of this process in the paper: 1) The initial phase—constructing motive…
Teaching Visual Grounded Theory
The paper is based on personal 20-years experience of teaching methodology of grounded theory and qualitative methods. In the following paper I would like to show the usefulness of visual analysis in teaching methodology of grounded theory. A very important tool is to use pictures and a sequencing of pictures, which give a comparative insight into empirical data and teaches the comparative method that is so important to generate theory (Glaser 19…
Pets of Konrad Lorenz. Theorizing in the social world of pet owners
This article explores the personal account titled Man meets dog ([1949] 2002) by an outstanding ethologist Konrad Lorenz who is one of the key theoreticians of the social world of pet owners. His lines of argumentation and categories of pet perception within this social world may be reconstructed from his personal recollections. The concepts of the social world and arena are the key notions that integrate the current analysis. The arena is also f…
The Problem of Symbolic Interaction and of Constructing Self
In the article we make an analysis of a thesis that verbal symbolic interaction is a necessary condition of constructing self. The main concepts used in the paper are: symbolic interaction, self and corporality. The aforementioned thesis and the concept of symbolic interaction originate from G.H Mead, who set the trend of thinking about interaction in human society in sociology and social psychology. This influence is noticeable up to this day. S…
People and Animals. On the problem of intersubjectivity in interactions of humans and animals
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Pets of Konrad Lorenz. Theorizing in the social world of pet owners
This article explores the personal account titled Man meets dog ([1949] 2002) by an outstanding ethologist Konrad Lorenz who is one of the key theoreticians of the social world of pet owners. His lines of argumentation and categories of pet perception within this social world may be reconstructed from his personal recollections. The concepts of the social world and arena are the key notions that integrate the current analysis. The arena is also f…
Triangulation and Dealing with The Realness of Qualitative Research
This paper provides a sociologists’ reflection of a sociologist on qualitative field research. Reflections will include some methodological and epistemological considerations that are connected with field work, while building the realness of the description and conclusions, i.e. constructing the quality of qualitative research. The intellectual process of doing research will be characterized by analysis of: description of investigated reality (ta…
Grounded Theory and Serendipity. Natural history of a Research
The paper deals with the issue of “serendipity” (which constitutes the context of discovery) in field research and the analysis of data by using the grounded theory methodology. The thesis of the paper is: the methodology of grounded theory is naturally associated with serendipity. We describe two aspects of serendipity in grounded theory: 1. substantive, and 2. theoretical. We present in the paper serendipity phenomenon by using the case of rese…
Introduction to the issue “Teaching Qualitative Methods”
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Teaching Visual Grounded Theory
The paper is based on personal 20-years experience of teaching methodology of grounded theory and qualitative methods. In the following paper I would like to show the usefulness of visual analysis in teaching methodology of grounded theory. A very important tool is to use pictures and a sequencing of pictures, which give a comparative insight into empirical data and teaches the comparative method that is so important to generate theory (Glaser 19…
Visual Grounded Theory
Grounded theory has not usually been associated with the extensive use of visual data. The author of the paper wants to present a basic introduction to methodological concepts and procedures, which allow researchers to incorporate visual data in their analyses while designing their research projects within the framework of grounded theory. The author also discusses the different approaches of visual data analysis that use the name of grounded the…
The Process of Becoming a Hatha-Yoga Practitioner
This paper undertakes the problem of perceiving and feeling the body in the process of acquiring the identity of a hatha-yoga practitioner. The process of becoming a “yogi” is connected with the practice of the work on the body and defining these practices, specific perception of the body, and feeling the body. Becoming a hatha-yoga practitioner is a process. I describe phases of this process in the paper: 1) The initial phase—constructing motive…
"Janesick, Valerie J. 2015. "Contemplative Qualitative Inquiry
T he book is about contemplative qualitative inquiry and qualitative methods of research. The author very often refers to a Buddhist Zen. For her, qualitative research is some kind of experience that could be described by using the concepts coming from Buddhist Zen. Buddhist Zen is a spiritual tradition that praises stillness and concentration on the here and now. Meditation practice is very important
Qualitative Sociology
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Contemplation for Economists. Towards a Social Economy Based on Empathy and Compassion
The goal of the paper is to present the Buddhist approach to the economy and what we can learn from it. It demonstrates David Loy's analysis of the meaning of money from the Buddhist perspective. Money becomes a reality symbol and an ego symbol. The paper also presents some conclusions from analysis of Buddhist prescriptions to the economic system according to Frederic Pryor. Stress is put on compassion and ethics, which show the ubiquitous inter…
Standing in Public Places
This article describes and analyses an ethno-Zenic experiment consisting of standing motionless in public places (for example, at the entrance to a shopping mall, in front of a petrol station, a bank or a shop, or on a street corner). The research was inspired by an ethnomethodological approach to lived order and psychological knowledge-derived from Buddhism-on how the mind works. Some inspiration was also drawn from symbolic interactionism. The …
Classic Grounded Theory-The Latest Version
In this paper, I critically and analytically describe the book Classic Grounded Theory: Applications with Qualitative and Quantitative Data (Holton and Walsh 2017). I also offer reflections on the development of grounded theory methodology, and on the (in)consistencies of its procedures and epistemological assumptions. Finally, I offer some possibilities for developing classic grounded theory based on the proposals included in the book
Creative Thinking in Qualitative Research and Analysis
I would like to present the possibility of broadening the traditional methodological and technical skills of researcher and analyst, but also the intellectual capacity of the researcher associated with combining data, categorizing, linking categories, as well as the interpretation of the causes and consequences of the emergence of certain social phenomena. Some methodologies, methods, and research techniques are more conducive to creative concept…
Uwagi na temat tego, co jest postrzegane jako ważne i nieważne w socjologii
W artykule zostaną przedstawione pewne problemy, z jakimi boryka się obecnie socjologia polska, choć kwestie te są istotne również dla socjologii uprawianej w innych krajach. Omówione zostaną kwestie zauważania i niezauważania pewnych zjawisk w badaniach i analizach socjologicznych, a także niezauważania pewnych zjawisk społecznych występujących w środowisku socjologów. Użyta zostanie tutaj pewna wersja socjologii poznawczej wypracowana przez Evi…
An Introduction to the Special Issue of QSR
Symbolic Interactionism in Poland. Inspirations and Development
In the paper, we present the development of symbolic interactionism (SI) in Poland by tracing and discussing its beginnings, as well as the influence the Chicago School had on the reception of SI in Polish sociology. Furthermore, we differentiate between two trends in the development of SI in Poland. One is connected with the early theoretical elaborations of the SI orientation and translations of classical books representing this perspective; an…
Odkrywanie tego, co ignorowane. O zarządzaniu uwagą w postrzeganiu historii i zjawisk społecznych. Artykuł recenzyjny
mog lepiej zrozumie zaoenia, ktre przyjmuj przy upra
The Meaning of Contemplation for Social Qualitative Research
This book offers an account of contemplative reflection in qualitative social research. Focusing on the experiences of the researcher – including sensory and emotional experiences – and the work of the mind in the investigative process, it considers the means by which the researcher’s basic assumptions can be analyzed and bracketed, so as to shed light on the process by which knowledge is produced. Through an exploration of the methods of meditat…
Distinctions and Something Between
The paper presents short summaries and analyses of two books by Eviatar Zerubavel (2018a; 2020) that are demonstrations of his approach to cognitive sociology. The first book (2018a) shows examples of the analysis in Zerubavelian cognitive sociology, and the second one is a methodological and theoretical elaboration of his approach described in formal terms. We analyze the approach presented at the end of the paper, showing that the analysis of d…
Experiencing The Space
This paper is a description of collaborative research that was done together with students during the class “Contemplative Sociology. Experiencing Self, No-Self and the Lifeworld.” The goal of the research was to introduce the students to the contemplative methods that could be used to research lived experiences and the vision of the lifeworld through contemplation of the mind, bodily sensations, and emotions. A project was started on experiencin…
Empathy! So What
The paper deals with the concept of empathy applied in the contemplative experiment to understand the suffering of the victims of the war in Ukraine. I discuss the concept of empathy in the phenomenological perspective and symbolic interactionists’ view. I needed this discussion to frame the conclusions from the contemplative experiment I did with my students. I used the contemplative methods of research. The students did self-observations and se…
Wizualna Teoria Ugruntowana. Nauczanie teorii ugruntowanej przy pomocy obrazów i analizy wizualnej
Artykuł powstał na podstawie mojego 20-letniego doświadczenia w nauczaniu metod jakościowych i teorii ugruntowanej. Chciałbym w nim pokazać użyteczność analizy wizualnej w nauczeniu metodologii teorii ugruntowanej i konstruowaniu kategorii i hipotez przy pomocy obrazów. Proces nauczania będzie pokazany na przykładzie realizowanego projektu badawczego dotyczącego bezdomności. Bardzo ważnym narzędziem jest sekwencjonowanie obrazów/zdjęć, które daje…
Lifeworld and Deathworld in Human and Nonhuman Animal Relationships
Sociology (25 works) · Epistemology (20 works) · Philosophy (20 works) · Social science (19 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Philosophy (11 works) · Computer Science (10 works) · Qualitative research (10 works) · Aesthetics (9 works) · Contemplation (9 works)