Reflections on the socio-politics of qualitative research

Abstract

Purpose

A focus on the socio-politics of qualitative research and, given the space available, to raise more questions than answers. In other words, the author wants to be more speculative then definitive. The paper aims to discuss this issue.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper is grounded in a sociology of knowledge approach known as ANTi-History.

Findings

The development of qualitative methods is grounded in the socio-politics of knowledge production.

Research limitations/implications

The focus chosen – ANTi-History – is selected in exclusion to other potential approaches.

Practical implications

To encourage researchers to include socio-politics in understanding the production of qualitative research methods.

Social implications

Identification of the socio-politics that underlie qualitative approaches.

Originality/value

The paper is rooted in a developing approach to the socio-politics of knowledge of the past.

Citation

Mills, A.J. (2015), "Reflections on the socio-politics of qualitative research", Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 325-328. https://doi.org/10.1108/QROM-07-2015-1304