"La revolution de velours" dans les sciences sociales tcheques
In: Critique internationale: revue comparative de sciences sociales, Issue 3, p. 107-131
ISSN: 1149-9818, 1290-7839
Drawing on biographical interviews with the protagonists of qualitative social science research in the Czech Republic, this article retraces the evolution of the qualitative approach before & after 1989 & presents in greater detail six major research projects conducted in the post-communist era. It takes a special interest in how the actors view their own work & offers a comparison of these investigations with "western scientific method." It examines the various levels of ties that exist between qualitative research & the field studied, underscores the interrelation between the researchers' stance & the agenda of research topics as well as the form of loyalty that takes shape toward the field over the course of research, & then the choices that are made as the findings it produces are interpreted. Adapted from the source document.