Research Design Worksheet: A Three-Tiered Question Framework for Mixing Discourse Analysis and Ethnographic Fieldwork
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This research design worksheet accompanies Chapter 3, "How to Mix Discourse Analysis and Ethnographic Fieldwork Methods: Studying Energy Transition Politics and Governance," in How to mix methods and disciplines for sustainability research (eds. Julia Leventon and Chris Foulds). It provides a three-tiered question framework — broad research questions, analytical questions, and operational questions — to guide researchers in designing projects that combine discourse analysis and ethnographic fieldwork. The worksheet is grounded in an interpretive-critical, constructivist approach to discursive politics and is illustrated with examples drawn from comparative research on oil-dependent communities.
Author: Kuteleva, Anna
Institution: University of Wolverhampton
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7138239884
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