Interviewing and Qualitative Field Methods: Pragmatism and Practicalities

The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Rathbun, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interviewing; Interviews; Pragmatism; Qualitative field methods; Strategic reconstruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924025677     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199286546.003.0029     Document Type: Chapter

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