A comparative tale of two methods: how thematic and narrative analyses author the data story differently

McAllum, Kirstie; Fox, Stéphanie; Simpson, Mary; Unson, Christine

doi:10.1080/22041451.2019.1677068

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“…The questions (for the semi-structured investigative) interview, which we prepared as a default-option, turned out to be superfluous because after the general introduction the interviewees proceeded immediately to what we called “self-thematization”, meaning the independent choice of their substantive focus und thematic prioritization. We conclude that thematic and narrative methods, when integrated, produce a multidimensional understanding of the perception and reality of “integration” (compare McAllum et al 2019 ; Kohler Riessman 2008 ).…”

Section: Migrant Integration In Luxembourg: An Examination Of Small-state Theory In Practicementioning

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Addressing seeming paradoxes by embracing them: small state theory and the integration of migrants

Kolnberger

Koff

2021

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This article examines the integration of migrants in Luxembourg within the framework of small state theory. Within the comparative scholarship on migration, small states are often presented as “success stories.” This research questions this assumption and empirical data presented here indicates that many contradictions exist within Luxembourg’s migrant integration model. The country’s “success” in fact does not reflect the levels of integration of migrants nationally as significant inequalities are present in Luxembourg. However, the analysis of Luxembourg presented here illustrates how small states have coherently embraced many paradoxes that are inherent to integration strategies throughout Europe with the goal of promoting peaceful coexistence.

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Section: Migrant Integration In Luxembourg: An Examination Of Small-state Theory In Practicementioning

confidence: 82%

Addressing seeming paradoxes by embracing them: small state theory and the integration of migrants

Kolnberger

Koff

2021

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“…Data were analyzed with Atlas.ti software using narrative analysis (McAllum et al, 2019). We used an inductive approach, focusing on the content of participants' stories, how the narrative was constructed, how the participant positioned themselves and the roles they assume, the motives of actors involved in the story, the temporal and sequential linking of events, the factors identified as contributing to or precipitating their NFSB, the language and metaphors employed, and the plots.…”

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“I’m Not Afraid of Dying Because I’ve Got Nothing to Lose”: Young Men in South Africa Talk About Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior

Bantjes

Mapaling

2021

Am J Mens Health

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First-person narratives of suicidal behavior may provide novel insights into how individuals with lived experience of suicide understand and narrate their behavior. Our aim was to explore the narratives of young men hospitalized following nonfatal suicidal behavior (NFSB), in order to understand how young suicidal men construct and understand their actions. Data were collected via narrative interviews with 14 men (aged 18–34 years) admitted to hospital following an act of NFSB in Cape Town, South Africa. Narrative analysis was used to analyze the data. Two dominant narratives emerged in which participants drew on tropes of the “great escape” and “heroic resistance,” performing elements of hegemonic masculinity in the way they narrated their experiences. Participants position themselves as rational heroic agents and present their suicidal behavior as goal-directed action to solve problems, assert control, and enact resistance. This dominant narrative is incongruent with the mainstream biomedical account of suicide as a symptom of psychopathology. The young men also articulated two counter-narratives, in which they deny responsibility for their actions and position themselves as defeated, overpowered, wary, and unheroic. The findings lend support to the idea that there is not only one narrative of young men’s suicide, and that competing and contradictory narratives can be found even within a dominant hyper-masculine account of suicidal behavior. Gender-sensitive suicide prevention strategies should not assume that all men share a common understanding of suicide. Suicide can be enacted as both a performance of masculinity and as a resistance to hegemonic gender roles.

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“…This is also apparent in the different forms of narrative analysis, with some focusing on the teller or the communication, and some focusing on the story (Riessman, 2008). The common ground between these traditions is that they all aim to capture how one event leads to another (McAllum et al, 2019).…”

Section: Using Narrative Methods In the Studymentioning

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Safeguarding personal integrity while collecting sensitive data using narrative interviews – a research note

Thunberg

2021

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

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Narrative interviews with young victims of crime can provide information regarding their unique situations and how the victimization has affected their lives. However, the method can be intrusive, and not all young people are able to safeguard their personal integrity. This research note offers reflections on the use of narrative interviews with young victims of crime, and on interview situations that raised ethical quandaries about whether to discontinue the interviews to reduce the risk of harm. The note starts with a brief description of research on sensitive topics, the study, and the narrative method. After that, I reflect upon some interview situations that have left me wondering what I could have done differently, resulting in suggestions on what could be changed.

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A comparative tale of two methods: how thematic and narrative analyses author the data story differently

Cited by 40 publications

References 30 publications

Addressing seeming paradoxes by embracing them: small state theory and the integration of migrants

Addressing seeming paradoxes by embracing them: small state theory and the integration of migrants

“I’m Not Afraid of Dying Because I’ve Got Nothing to Lose”: Young Men in South Africa Talk About Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior

Safeguarding personal integrity while collecting sensitive data using narrative interviews – a research note

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