Interpretive research methods and the issue of intersubjectivity in interactionism and affect theory

Natalia Ruiz-Junco and Javiera Garcia-Meneses

Chapter 26 in Handbook of Interpretive Research Methods in the Social Sciences, 2025, pp 408-423 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In this chapter, we explore the idea of intersubjectivity in interpretive research methods. In the first part of the chapter, we consider several historical contributions to the understanding of intersubjectivity. We examine relevant interpretive notions such as role-taking, intimate familiarity, and sympathetic knowledge. Then, we discuss three distinct challenges for interpretive researchers in creating intersubjective knowledge: emotional surveillance, scientific solipsism, and proximity anxiety. In the last section, we offer several insights into the study of intersubjectivity by focusing on emotion and affect, thus beginning to circumvent the previously mentioned three challenges.

Keywords: Interpretive research; Intersubjectivity; Emotion; Affect; George H. Mead; Herbert Blumer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803926384
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