Political Economy as a Methodological Approach

Dow, Sheila C.

doi:10.1080/09538259.2022.2061848

Review of Political Economy

2022

DOI: 10.1080/09538259.2022.2061848

|View full text |Cite

Political Economy as a Methodological Approach

Sheila C. Dow

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2024

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

References 25 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

The contribution of qualitative methods to economic research in an era of polycrisis

Porak,

Reinke

2024

Rev Evol Polit Econ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article argues that the considerable socio-economic and political challenges posed by the polycrisis can be better understood through the application of qualitative methods in economic research as quantitative methods fall short in this context. We argue that the integration of qualitative methods into economic research is crucial for two main reasons: first, from a philosophical point of view, a more comprehensive perspective on economic phenomena increases the epistemic quality of economic knowledge, and second, for political reasons, more pluralism in economics increases the democratic quality of capitalistic societies. We provide a review of the literature of the use of qualitative methods in economics and its philosophical underpinnings. Using specific examples of the application of qualitative methods in economic policy research, we show how valuable such perspectives are in facilitating a deeper understanding of the polycrisis. We address concerns against qualitative research in the economic discipline and how our analysis serves to mitigate some of these concerns in the context of the polycrisis. We conclude with a discussion on the potential role of qualitative methods in economic research.

show abstract

The contribution of qualitative methods to economic research in an era of polycrisis

Porak,

Reinke

2024

Rev Evol Polit Econ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Political Economy as a Methodological Approach

Cited by 1 publication

References 25 publications

The contribution of qualitative methods to economic research in an era of polycrisis

The contribution of qualitative methods to economic research in an era of polycrisis

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About