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Guide to Qualitative Research in Parliaments

Experiences and Practices

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Overview

  • A comprehensive and accessible qualitative account of the process of data gathering and analysis
  • Offers insights specific to the European Parliament
  • Provides a pratical guide to qualitative research in parliaments
  • This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

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About this book

This open access book is a hands-on guide on doing qualitative research in parliaments, exploring achievements and drawbacks for all. From early-career scholars looking for an ‘in’ to start their research to senior academics interested in methodological details, the book offers a novel approach to discussing qualitative methodologies. It presents unique insights based on a large-scale qualitative study in the European Parliament using interview and ethnographic data. Comprehensive yet accessible, the book accounts the step-by-step process of qualitative research in parliaments, offering a reflexive and analytical perspective that moves beyond a textbook or theory-only format.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for European Studies, University of Helsinki, TAMPERE, Finland

    Valentine Berthet

  • Center for European Studies, University of Helsinki, HELSINKI, Finland

    Barbara Gaweda

  • Centre for European Studies, Helsinki Univ, Helsinki, Finland

    Johanna Kantola

  • British and Comparative Politics, Univ of Glasgow, GLASGOW, UK

    Cherry Miller

  • The Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

    Petra Ahrens

  • Tampere University, Berlin, Germany

    Anna Elomäki

About the authors



Valentine Berthet is a postdoctoral researcher in the University of Helsinki, Centre for European Studies (CES).

Barbara Gaweda is Senior Researcher in the University of Helsinki, Centre for European Studies (CES).

Johanna Kantola is Professor of European Societies and their Politics in the University of Helsinki, Centre for European Studies (CES), Finland.

Cherry Miller is a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Petra Ahrens is Academy Research Fellow at Tampere University, Finland. 

Anna Elomäki is Academy of Finland Research Fellow at Tampere University, Finland.


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