The Relevance of Relational Ontologies in Driving New Methodological Approaches in Virtual and Digital Contexts

Monica C. Scarano
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Monica C. Scarano: UCL FGES - Université Catholique de Lille - Faculté de gestion, économie et sciences - ICL - Institut Catholique de Lille - UCL - Université catholique de Lille

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Abstract: Qualitative methods are traditionally roots in the anthropological person-centered field. In a virtual and digitalized society, the presence and the agency of technology and devices need to be considered as well. The purpose of this chapter is to contribute conceptually to the reflection of a different ontological perspective in qualitative research. After presenting some qualitative methods centered on humanist ontology and its limits in a virtual and digital society, the author explains the interest to adopt relational ontologies to adapt some qualitative methods in order to overcome the previous limits. This chapter deals with emerging qualitative methods linked to relational ontologies that move away from the individualistic vision of the consumer and also focus on the technological object.

Date: 2021-09-03
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Published in Handbook of Research on Advanced Research Methodologies for a Digital Society, IGI Global, pp.427-441, 2021, Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management, ⟨10.4018/978-1-7998-8473-6.ch026⟩

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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8473-6.ch026

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