Interpretive encounters: an introduction to the handbook

Margarethe Kusenbach and Michaela Pfadenhauer

Chapter 1 in Handbook of Interpretive Research Methods in the Social Sciences, 2025, pp 1-20 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The introduction to the Handbook of Interpretive Methods in the Social Sciences is divided into three sections. In the first section, the two coauthors recall the origins of their collaboration and discuss the three major goals they pursued while editing the volume: featuring new voices, fostering international encounters, and ensuring accessibility and reader engagement. The second section offers a clarification of what the word “interpretive” refers to in contemporary discourse and in the editors’ own understanding. We attempt to pin down the meaning of “interpretive” inquiry on several levels—epistemology, theory, methodology, methods, and writing—while also addressing regional preferences and differences in the use of this term. The third and final section provides a roadmap through the handbook's five major parts: Contexts, Fields, Methods, Issues, and Exemplars. We comment on each part, briefly summarize the featured chapters, and offer some connections between them.

Keywords: Interpretivism; Social constructionism; Symbolic interactionism; Sociology of knowledge; Chicago School (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803926384
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