Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM063: Qualitative Methods in Social Research

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Basic reading:

- Della Porta, D. and Keating, M. (eds.) (2007) Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences. A Pluralist Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
-Silverman, D. (2006) Interpreting Qualitative Data: Methods for Analyzing Talk, Text and Interaction, Sage
- May, T. (2001), Social Research: Issues, Methods and Process, Open University Press
- Outhwaite, W., Turner, S. (2001) The Sage Handbook of Social Science Methodology, Sage
- Silverman, D. (2004) Qualitative Research: Theory, Method and Practice, Sage
- Yow, V. (1994) Recording Oral History: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists, Sage

Core readings and lecture slides from presentations will be made available via ELE