Qualitative Methoden der Kommunikationswissenschaft

The third, updated edition of this handbook and textbook first introduces the scientific and epistemological background to the qualitative methods used in communication science in an understandable way, before presenting the basic methods of understanding: phenomenological description, comparison, hermeneutics, dialectics and type construction. Finally, it explains the complex methods relevant to communication research in an application-oriented manner: conversation analysis, group discussions, participant observation, qualitative interviews, qualitative content analysis, biographical methods, historical studies and scientific description. This work provides a detailed and reliable basis for teachers and students, for self-study and project planning as well as for the preparation of theses.