Comparative, Feminist, and Qualitative: An Uncommon Perspective on Cross-National Social Policy Research
In this article, the author reflects on the comparative, feminist, qualitative research process based on cross-national doctoral research recently undertaken on child care policy in California and Australia. This type of comparative social policy research is still in its infancy and poses methodolog...
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| description | In this article, the author reflects on the comparative, feminist, qualitative research process based on cross-national doctoral research recently undertaken on child care policy in California and Australia. This type of comparative social policy research is still in its infancy and poses methodological and conceptual problems not present in other types of social research. Examining these implications and problems, as well as the outcomes and benefits of feminist, cross-national social policy research, contributes to a methodological framework that promotes qualitative welfare state theorizing in complex international contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be9d5ffd4e724f90a01370ac36603d1d2022-12-21T19:36:01ZengSAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods1609-40692007-03-01610.1177/16094069070060010310.1177_160940690700600103Comparative, Feminist, and Qualitative: An Uncommon Perspective on Cross-National Social Policy ResearchNonie HarrisIn this article, the author reflects on the comparative, feminist, qualitative research process based on cross-national doctoral research recently undertaken on child care policy in California and Australia. This type of comparative social policy research is still in its infancy and poses methodological and conceptual problems not present in other types of social research. Examining these implications and problems, as well as the outcomes and benefits of feminist, cross-national social policy research, contributes to a methodological framework that promotes qualitative welfare state theorizing in complex international contexts.https://doi.org/10.1177/160940690700600103 |
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| title | Comparative, Feminist, and Qualitative: An Uncommon Perspective on Cross-National Social Policy Research |
| title_full | Comparative, Feminist, and Qualitative: An Uncommon Perspective on Cross-National Social Policy Research |
| title_fullStr | Comparative, Feminist, and Qualitative: An Uncommon Perspective on Cross-National Social Policy Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative, Feminist, and Qualitative: An Uncommon Perspective on Cross-National Social Policy Research |
| title_short | Comparative, Feminist, and Qualitative: An Uncommon Perspective on Cross-National Social Policy Research |
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