On Improving Qualitative Methods in Public Administration Research

Brower, Ralph S.; Abolafia, Mitchel Y.; Carr, Jered B.

doi:10.1177/00953990022019470

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“…(see, for example, Aagaard, 2012, 735;Brower, Abolafia, and Carr 2000;Dodge, Ospina, and Foldy 2005;Fleming 2008, 622;Flyvbjerg 2001, 133, 138;Geddes 2012, 950;Van Hulst 2012, 302;Thompson 2001;Schwartz-Shea and Yanow 2012, 49;Wagenaar 2011, 18;White 1999;Yanow 2000, 7, 40).…”

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“…Each of these is often related to particular methodologies (see, e.g. Brower, Abolafia, and Carr 2000;Raadschelders 2013;Ricucci 2010;Schwartz-Shea and Yanow 2012, 113;Yanow 2000, vii;White 1999). Often, this dichotomy of research traditions is presented in an overview, like the one provided in Table 1.…”

Section: Toward Better Interpretations In the Social Sciencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In course books and overviews, these texts are often presented as classics (e.g. Brower, Abolafia, and Carr 2000;Dodge, Ospina, and Foldy 2005;Schwartz-Shea and Yanow 2012, 49;Wagenaar 2011, 18;White 1999, 37, 49, Yanow 2000. They are also routinely mentioned in research articles (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This interpretive approach offers an alternative to causal explanatory, data-focused, measuring and falsificationist types of study (for such categorizations, often in the form of dichotomies, see Brower, Abolafia, and Carr 2000;Raadschelders 2013;Ricucci 2010;Schwartz-Shea and Yanow 2012, 113;Yanow 2000, vii).…”

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Interpretive researchers, also in our field, often refer to Geertz' work. They focus on taking the natives' point of view, thick description and reading culture as a text. In this paper, it is argued that these guidelines cannot provide good reason to accept one interpretation of a social phenomenon over any other interpretation. On closer inspection, however, Geertz' work displays a stronger approach. This approach on important points fits Lakatos' ideal of sophisticated falsificationism. This reexamination of Geertz' actual approach urges to reconsider the strict dichotomy that is often made between interpretive and other types of research in Public Administration and Political Science.

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“…Il faut peut-être rappeler que la démarche qualitative et interprétative est tout aussi valable qu'une démarche quantitative (Brower, Abolafia, et Carr 2000). Qui plus est, l'ajout d'analyse statistique à notre démarche n'aurait pas contribué à nos conclusions étant donné que la tendance observée était clairement apparente.…”

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Pour un débat plus large sur l'influence de la religion dans l'administration publique canadienne

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2014

Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'ét

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Deux articles publiés dans une édition précédente de cette revue arrivent à des conclusions différentes concernant le financement du gouvernement canadien envers les organisations religieuses. D'un côté, Vander Zaag (2013) convient qu'il n'y aurait pas d'augmentation de ce type de financement alors que notre article (Audet, Paquette, et Bergeron 2013) soutient qu'une croissance s'est opérée depuis l'arrivée du gouvernement conservateur. Au-delà des divergences méthodologiques, l'objectif de ce texte vise à préciser quelques points fondamentaux qui remettront dans les rails, espérons-le, un débat enrichissant sur les nouvelles orientations de la politique canadienne en matière d'aide internationale. L'article convient que l'influence des groupes religieux dans l'administration publique canadienne est considérable et mérite qu'on lui prête une meilleure attention.ABSTRACT Two articles published in a previous issue of the journal arrive at different conclusions concerning government funding for religious organisations. On the one hand, Vander Zaag (2013) states that there is no increase in funding while our article (Audet Paquette, and Bergeron 2013) finds that there has indeed been an increase since the arrival of the Conservative government. Aside from pointing out the methodological differences between the two studies, this article seeks to clarify several fundamental points that will, we hope, ignite an enriching debate on the new directions of Canadian foreign aid policy. This article agrees that the influence of religious groups in Canadian public administration is considerable and deserves further attention.

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Nonprofit and public sector interorganizational collaboration in disaster recovery: Lessons from the field

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Recent disasters have identified that interorganizational collaboration is often fraught with complexity. This article explores interorganizational collaboration in the nonprofit and public sectors during the disaster recovery efforts after a catastrophic flooding event. Based on a series of in‐depth interviews with practitioners involved in the recovery following a flooding event, the findings offer insights into the barriers and mechanisms used to facilitate collaboration. In disaster recovery, collaboration is reliant on established interorganizational structures and trusting relationships. Role clarity is the link between these two characteristics, and this article posits the association between this and the concept of swift trust to facilitate collaboration. Theoretically, this article extends an existing multidimensional model of collaboration into the context of emergency management. Importantly, it also offers a tangible output for industry in the form of an aide‐mémoire for collaborating in disaster recovery.

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On Improving Qualitative Methods in Public Administration Research

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Bridging the gap between research traditions: on what we can really learn from Clifford Geertz

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Nonprofit and public sector interorganizational collaboration in disaster recovery: Lessons from the field

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