Doing Reflexivity: An Introduction

<p>Reflexivity is vital in social research projects, but there remains relatively little advice on how to execute it in practice. This book provides social science researchers with both a strong rationale for the importance of thinking reflexively and a practical guide to doing reflexivity within their research. The first book on the subject to build primarily on the theoretical and empirical contributions of Pierre Bourdieu's reflexive work, it combines academic analysis with practical examples and case studies, drawing both on recent reflexive research projects and original empirical data from new projects conducted by the author. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book will be of interest to researchers from all career stages and disciplinary backgrounds, but especially early-career researchers and students who are struggling with subjectivity, positionality, and the realities of being reflexive.</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Dean, Jon

Sociology

Policy Press

Reflexivity—thinking critically about one’s own position and how it affects one’s research—is vital in any social research project. But there is relatively little advice available about how to achieve it in practice. Doing Reflexivity offers that advice, presenting both a clear argument for the importance of thinking reflexively and a practical guide to actually making it part of research. Built primarily on the contributions and approach of Pierre Bourdieu, it matches academic analysis and practical examples and will be of use to researchers at all stages of their careers.

The Good Glow: Charity and the Symbolic Power of Doing Good

As austerity measures have led to greater struggles over limited governmental funding, there has in recent years been increasing interest in Payment by Results, or Payment for Success, as a model for commissioning social services. A Social Impact Bond, or Pay for Success Bond, is a type of social service contract where the financing is provided by private entities, with the idea that this will unlock new capital investment and advance social good by limiting funding to projects that are needed and likely to succeed. This book looks at that assumption and evaluates the relatively limited current research on the effectiveness of the approach, making the case that more study is needed if investment of this sort is going to continue to grow.

Business & Money

Economics

Social Sciences

A Leicestershire and Rutland Quiz Book

Lee, Joyce

John Nickalls Publications

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