A Practical Guide to Qualitative Data Collection with Experts in Political Science Kaiser, Robert. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text gw 2024 1st ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access VIII, 82 p. 18 illus. online resource. The textbook is primarily aimed at students and younger researchers and offers a concise but systematic practical guide to planning and conducting qualitative expert interviews in political science. It provides a methodologically sound and application- or problem-oriented approach to this form of independent qualitative data collection. The English translation of this book, originally in German, was facilitated by artificial intelligence. The content was later revised by the author for accuracy and adapted to an international readership. The Author Dr. Robert Kaiser is Professor of Comparative Politics and Political Theory at the University of Siegen (Germany). . Preface -- Introduction -- The Conceptual Phase: The Nature of the Expert and Types of Knowledge -- The Operational Phase: Interview Guide, Interviewees, and Interview Situation -- The Analytical Phase: Securing Interview Data and Theory-Guided Analysis -- The Interpretational Phase: Making (scientifically relevant) sense of expert interviews -- Annotated Literature Selection -- References. by Robert Kaiser. Political science Comparative government Sociology Methodology Methodology of Political Science Comparative Public Policy Comparative Politics Sociological Methods JA71-80 9783658453336 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45333-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45333-6 240831 20251030112925.0 978-3-658-45333-6