Qualitative Data Analysis: Using a Dialogical Approach

In this important new text, Paul Sullivan introduces a qualitative methodology rooted in the analysis of dialogue and subjectivity: the dialogical approach.

He unpacks theory and relates issues of philosophy and methodology to the practical process of actually doing qualitative research. Sullivan introduces the conflicts, judgements and interpretive activities that take place in language use and provides sound, practical advice that recognises the everyday analytic needs of the reader.

Topics include:

the theoretical foundations of the approach

the role of subjectivity in qualitative research

data preparation and analysis

the future of the approach.

Real world examples inform theoretical discussion throughout, whilst clear signposts demonstrate how to usefully apply the dialogical approach to the reader's own research.

This important and timely book is ideal for any reader who wants to do research with dialogue and who is keen to attend to the full nuances and complexities of discourse.