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- Title
Interpretive Engagement and the Study of Civil Society Networks: An Illustration of Interpretive Methods.
- Authors
Appe, Susan; Dodge, Jennifer
- Abstract
This article explores the use of interpretive methodologies to study civil society networks within the field of third sector research. Interpretive methodologies situate reality as both socially constructed and negotiated and seek to understand meaning and meaning-making practices, which from a critical perspective act as forces of and derivatives of power relations. In particular, we develop the concept "interpretive engagement" to highlight a common but broadly defined focus of study in relation to civil society networks and use it as an illustrative example for highlighting the value of interpretive methods—specifically those that focus on discourses and discursive practices as forms of meaning-making—for advancing scholarship in the field of third sector research. Drawing on research in the field that employs interpretive methodologies and techniques to understand such practices, our interpretive engagement concept demonstrates how interpretive methods can address neglected areas of study in relation to the expressive functions of organized civil society.
- Subjects
NETWORK society; CIVIL society; DISCURSIVE practices; CRITICAL analysis; POWER (Social sciences)
- Publication
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary & Nonprofit Organizations, 2022, Vol 33, Issue 6, p1156
- ISSN
0957-8765
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11266-021-00434-7