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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Cases, Mechanisms and the Real: The Theory and Methodology of Mixed-Method Social Network Analysis
Contributor:
Crossley, Nick;
Edwards, Gemma
Published:
SAGE Publications, 2016
Published in:
Sociological Research Online, 21 (2016) 2, Seite 217-285
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5153/sro.3920
ISSN:
1360-7804
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
In this paper we make a methodological case for mixed method social network analysis (MMSNA). We begin by both challenging the idea, prevalent in some quarters, that mixing methods means combining incompatible epistemological or theoretical assumptions and by positing an ontological argument in favour of mixed methods. We then suggest a methodological framework for MMSNA and argue for the importance of ‘mechanisms’ in relational-sociological research. Finally, we discuss two examples of MMSNA from our own research, using them to illustrate arguments from the paper.