Both peer reviews should be 540 words.
1. Evaluate in writing the methodology of Spiegel 2010 (540 words)
Think about the set of principles known as ‘grounded theory’. What are these principles, and when are they implemented well? How are they used by Spiegel?
Trainor, Audrey A and Graue, Elizabeth (eds), 2013: Reviewing qualitative research in the social sciences. Routledge. (chapter 8)
Spiegel, Anna, 2010: Contested public spheres. Female activism and identity politics in Malaysia. VS Research.
2. Evaluate in writing the methodology of Varshney 2002 (540 words)
–> for this one, think about the major analytical strategy for qualitative researchers – and one rather more inspired by quantitative research: the coding of data, and the creation of typologies. What makes a good coding strategy? How do we get from a pile of material to convincing typologies? And how best to represent that inherently messy process in writing?
