Situational analysis as a framework for interdisciplinary research in the social sciences

Bibliographic Data

ID6190872
AuthorsJan Kalenda (0000-0002-4871-4753, Tomas Bata University in Zlín , Mostní 5139, 76001 Zlín , Czech Republic, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume26
Issue3
Pages340-355
Publication date2016-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1210-3055 • E-ISSN: 1337-401X
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/humaff-2016-0029
OpenAlexW2488576293
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited70

This study presents situational analysis as a suitable framework for the development of qualitatively-oriented interdisciplinary research in the social sciences. The article argues that even though interdisciplinary research is considered a coveted form of research practice, it is not particularly well developed in the social sciences. This is partly due to institutional barriers, but also because the majority of disciplines lack a suitable theoretical and methodological framework capable of unifying a variety of theoretical bases and primarily methodological processes. Situational analysis, which is based on the work of second generation grounded theorists, is ideal for this purpose, as it offers a frame for theoretical, epistemological, empirical and methodological interdisciplinarity

Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Management science · Situational ethics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration

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