Introduction: The Importance of Qualitative Research to Social Change — Preliminary Considerations

2008 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pat Cox ◽  
Thomas Geisen ◽  
Roger Green
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change

scholarly journals Νεολαία, αριστερή ψήφος και ριζοσπαστισμός τη δεύτερη δεκαετία του 2000

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Μάρω Παντελίδου-Μαλούτα ◽  
Λίνα Ζηργάνου-Καζολέα
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Young People ◽  
Political Behavior ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Behavioral Characteristic ◽  
Original Question

Το άρθρο αυτό έχει ως στόχο να απαντήσει στο ερώτημα αν η σύγχρονη νεολαία στην Ελλάδα, μετά την ή/και λόγω της κρίσης, μπορεί να χαρακτηριστεί ως ριζοσπαστική, βάσει του είδους της πολιτικής κοσμοαντίληψης και συμπεριφοράς που εκδηλώθηκαν από σημαντικό κομμάτι της. Κι εάν, συνεπώς, θα μπορούσε να προσληφθεί ως δυνητική κινητήρια δύναμη κοινωνικών κατά το πρότυπο της νεολαίας της Μεταπολίτευσης. Από μια άποψη αποτελεί συνέχεια προηγούμενου άρθρου (Παντελίδου Μαλούτα, 2015), όπου έγινε προσπάθεια να καταδειχθεί τάση «επιστροφής» της νεολαίας στην πολιτική ήδη από το 2008, τάση η οποία εντάθηκε και διευρύνθηκε στην κρίση. Επεκτείνοντας την προβληματική εκείνη, και θεωρώντας ως δεδομένα τα στοιχεία που καταδεικνύουν τη στροφή των νέων προς την Αριστερά, και την «επιστροφή» τους στην πολιτική αρχικά μέσω δυναμικών μορφών συμμετοχής, θα επιδιωχθεί εδώ να προσεγγιστεί με τη βοήθεια δεδομένων ποιοτικής έρευνας, το αρχικό ερώτημα: Αποτελεί o ριζοσπαστισμός σήμερα καθοριστικό ιδεολογικό και συμπεριφορικό χαρακτηριστικό της νεολαίας; Λέξεις κλειδιά: Νεολαία, πολιτική δράση, ριζοσπαστισμός, Aριστερά, ψήφος των νέων  AbstractThis article aims at answering whether today’s youth in Greece could be defined as radical, based on the kind of political behavior and worldview manifested by a significant part of young people. And, hence, whether it could be perceived as a potential driving force of social change, according to the example of the youth of “Metapolitefsi”. In a way, this article draws from and further continues a previous article (Παντελίδου-Μαλούτα, 2015), which sought to illustrate Greek youth’s tendency to “return” to politics; a development already evident since 2008 that intensified during the crisis. Delving deeper into this rationale and taking into account data which attest to the youth’s turn towards the Left and return to politics, initially through dynamic modes of participation, here, we will employ qualitative research data in an attempt to approach the original question: Does radicalism constitute a defining ideological and behavioral characteristic of today’s youth? Key wordsYouth politics, voting behavior, radicalism, political attitudes, the Left 

scholarly journals Dakwah Transformatif Menciptakan Karakter Pemuda Islami (Studi Kasus Majelis Gaul Jember)

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Nur Kamilah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Discovery Process ◽  
Horse Riding ◽  
Self Discovery ◽  
Religious Material ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

There has been a spreading phenomenon in which many of today's youth societies tend to go wild and out of control. Most of such functions tend to be surrounded by individuals who indulge themselves in sinful acts instead of doing a self-discovery process to gain the God's blessings. Having seen many youths tend to enjoy doing forbidden acts and restrain-free activities, therefore Majlis Gaul community proposed a new way of da'wah. The community employs a subtle and a heart warming way of conveying da'wah. It is no longer conventional preaching which is in the form of oral da'wah, but they employ transformative da'wah method. This transformative da'wah is implemented in social change activities, by using da'wah as a religious material and positioning the dai (preacher) as the conveyer of religious messages to the community. The current study is a qualitative research with descriptive qualitative approach. In this study, the data are presented in descriptive texts. The results of this study are: 1) In shaping the Islamic character, Majlis Gaul community held a "Brother Camp" as well as some "Kajian Inspirasi". 2) Majlis Gaul invited Muslim youths to join activities such as sports (archery and horse riding). 3) The transformative da'wah done by Majlis Gaul was carried out by means of dialogue, exchanging thoughts and feelings. 4) The effort of Majlis gaul to do transformative da'wah is carried out by preaching through social media. This is because preaching through social media has become an increasingly globalized and entrenched phenomenon.

Risky Truth-Making in Qualitative Inquiry

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron M. Kuntz
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
Democratic Action ◽  
The Future ◽  
Dialectical Reasoning ◽  
Short Circuits ◽  
The Impact

Conventional approaches to qualitative research seek to distill and capture meaning through a sequence of determined, progressive methodological steps that serve to synthesize difference toward a series of overarching claims regarding human experience. This approach reifies contemporary neoliberal values and, as a consequence, short-circuits any possibility for progressive social change. Through conventional research practices, the principles of security, schizoid, and statistical society accelerate, extending normalizing processes of governmentality, and producing a docile citizenry adverse to key elements of an engaged democracy. In such circumstance, risk is identified as the production of findings that are ambiguously defined, not attending to values of certainty and generalizable outcomes. As a consequence, conventional methodological practices fail to engage the postmodern condition—fragmented experiences with inconclusive outcomes are displaced by methodologies bent on merging difference into foreclosed meaning. Contrary to conventional approaches to research, post-foundational orientations emphasize relational logics that maintain difference within the inquiry project itself. A provocative example of this extends from newly materialist approaches to qualitative inquiry that emphasizes the productive possibilities inherent in difference and, as such, displace the simplified dialectical reasoning of conventional approaches in favor of more dialogic recognition of diffractive patterning. In this sense, open-ended difference makes possible previously unrecognized (even unthought) possibilities for being otherwise. As such, newly materialist approaches to inquiry manifest alternative ontological and epistemological practices that are not available to the conventional methodologist; they make possible an open-ended vision of the future that is necessary for radical democratic action. Furthermore, the fluid nature of such methodologies align well with Foucault’s explication of parrhesia, a means of truth-making that creates new possibilities for becoming otherwise. The intersection of newly materialist methodologies with parrhesia challenges methodologists to risk the very relations that secure their expertise, establishing a moral challenge to the impact of past practice on the possibilities inherent in the future.

Research as Social Change, New Opportunities for Qualitative Research

1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 356
Author(s):  
Rosemary Webb ◽  
M. Schratz ◽  
R. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change

scholarly journals DA’WAHECOLOGY: THE CONCEPT OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT DA’WAHIN A WHOLE

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 730-735
Author(s):  
Asmaji Muchtar ◽  
Naufal Ahmad Rijalul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
North Coast ◽  
Ecological Interaction ◽  
The North ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Education And Development

Purpose: This study aims to unravel the concept of da’wahecology (preaching) in contemporary Indonesia regarding the Moslem activity and its social change. Methodology: This is a qualitative research where the data was obtained from documentation, observation, and interview. Participants of the study were from the North coast community in Central Java. Findings: Da'wah activities had been part of people's life as a regular basis is still monotonous without any new approaching in its implementation. This problem causes that da'wah do not have much effect on changing the Moslem's behavior. Moreover, the activity of da'wah activities did not have an ecological interaction in the community. Implications: The result of the study can be practiced to developing the quality of da’wah which directly affects solving social problems. Furthermore, this research educating the preacher and people to contribute in solve da’wa problem in the community. Novelty: This research has focused on the concept of da’wahecology as a new approaching.

scholarly journals Uncovering absences and gaps: using Ketso in qualitative research for accessible tourism

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Alison McIntosh ◽  
Cheryl Cockburn-Wootten
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Community Stakeholder ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Critical Reflections ◽  
Barrier Free

Engagement of stakeholders in the research process provides valuable insights around tourism issues yet can be fraught with challenges. Ketso is a toolkit that can help overcome these barriers to facilitate stakeholder inclusion and collaboration. Drawing on a study into accessibility and tourism, this paper provides critical reflections on the potential of Ketso as a qualitative method in bringing together diverse stakeholders for inclusive dialogue around social change. Ketso can develop opportunities for change in the tourism system by making the absences of knowledge and assumptions in the worldviews of powerful tourism stakeholders apparent. Our analysis revealed how Ketso enabled inclusive collaboration to engender both tacit and wider community stakeholder knowledge, building capacity for co-created solutions to make tourism more accessible (barrier-free) for travellers with disabilities.

scholarly journals Migration, Identity, and Social Mobility among Iraqis in Egypt

Refuge ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Pascucci
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Political Context ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Forced Displacement ◽  
Research Project

Based on a small-scale qualitative research project with Iraqis living in 6th of October City, one of Cairo’s satellite cities, the paper explores the role shifting social identities play in Iraqis’ experience of migration and forced displacement. In doing so, it focuses on three major themes emerging from the ethnographic material. First, it discusses the relation between social change in the homeland and other dimensions of Iraqis’ belonging, particularly ethnoreligious sectarianism. Secondly, it analyzes the role education and work play in the strategies refugees employ to resist dispossession, as well as in the practices through which other categories of Iraqi migrants rewrite their social identities. Finally, Iraqis’ relation with Egyptian society is briefly explored. The findings are discussed in relation to existing literature about social and political change in post-2003 Iraq, but also in contemporary Egypt. In doing so, I hope to contribute to re-embed the study of Iraqi migration within the Middle East in its historical and socio-political context, moving beyond policy-driven approaches.

scholarly journals Support for Children’s Protagonism

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cath Larkins ◽  
Nigel Thomas ◽  
Bernie Carter ◽  
Nicola Farrelly ◽  
Dawn Judd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Young People ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
International Conventions

With notable exceptions, there is a lack of critique in existing approaches to children’s rights based research. Where children’s rights research is also co-research with children, a critical approach requires that children are enabled to challenge assumptions about, and definitions of, rights, as well as to lead the process and to try to bring about change. This paper argues that creative methods and structured intergenerational dialogue can support critical children rights research “from below”. We illustrate this approach using research by disabled children and young people, who reflected on their own experiences and the provisions of three international conventions (uncrc, uncrpd and icescr). Effectively engaging with existing international conventions meant matching children’s claims to rights in their everyday contexts with existing rights provisions. This framework was then used to analyse qualitative research with other disabled children and their families. The young co-researchers are now using the findings in their protagonism for social change.

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