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1 online resource |
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SAGE Research Methods. Cases |
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SAGE Research Methods. Cases
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| Summary |
This methods case reflects on a twin challenge that I faced while carrying out research for my book on a political theory of post-truth. The first challenge involved a lack of reliable academic sources that would be readily available to use. Instead, as is characteristic of any new and developing phenomenon, I had to rely significantly on journalistic reports, commentaries and opinion pieces, and similar sources, the argumentative structure of which does not sit well with the customary evidence-based academic discourse. Hence, the case outlines my strategy for differentiating between such sources and contextually validating their claims. Meanwhile, the second challenge involved putting all those disparate pieces in a puzzle-like fashion to give the phenomenon under scrutinýin this case, post-truth́a recognizable shape. To that effect, a narrative approach to theory building is outlined, providing a guideline to arranging onés arguments in a compelling and disciplined fashion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on XML content |
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Critical theory.
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Political culture.
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Truthfulness and falsehood -- Political aspects.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
152646957X |
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9781526469571 (ebook) |
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