Marta J. Eichsteller & Howard Davis 
Biographical Research Methods 

Biographical data provide unique insights into social life, but they also pose some significant challenges for social science researchers. This book offers a systematic, flexible guide to using biographical narrative methods in your research project.



Drawing upon the authors’ own research, as well as case studies from a range of international contexts and disciplines, the book illustrates how biographical approaches can be tailored to different research questions and environments.



This book will help you to:

·       Navigate any complexities or missteps when undertaking real-world research

·       Apply your analytical and research tools to your research question

·       Choose the right research design for your project, whether single or mixed methods

·       Ground your understanding within diverse real-world research examples. 



Clear, adaptable, and applied, this is your definitive guide to working with biographical methods.

Mục lục

Chapter 1 Discovering biographical narrative research

Chapter 2 Theoretical approaches to biographical narratives

Chapter 3 Interview process and ethics

Chapter 4 Autobiographical Narrative Interview Method

Chapter 5 Narrative ethnography

Chapter 6 – Logical systems, qualitative comparative analysis, and quantitative coding

Chapter 7 Designing a project using biographical methods

Chapter 8 Mixed qualitative methods

Chapter 9 Mixed quantitative and qualitative methods

Chapter 10 Challenges ahead for biographical research

Giới thiệu về tác giả

Howard Davis is Emeritus professor of Social Theory and Institutions at Bangor University, Wales, and a former Co-Director of the Wales Institute for Social & Economic Research & Data (WISERD). His research and writing have focused on social theories of culture; cultural formations and transitions in post-Soviet societies; and social identities at local, national and international levels. He has been responsible for a wide range of research projects on culture, language and identities, including several based on biographical methods.