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Continue reading →: Practice theory, structuration and explanation
For much of my career, I have been at pains to point out how (not only that) structure and agency interact over time in the shaping of social life. My focus has been on migration, mainly British emigration. But I have always argued, as an ethnographer, that migrants’ lives in all their richness…
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Continue reading →: Writing a book? Read the publisher’s guidelines first!
My book qualitative research methods for everyone is going to be published by Policy press on 25 March 2025. I’m so excited to get this one out there. I will be bombarding everyone I know so watch out for it. We are also recording some podcasts to accompany the book…
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Continue reading →: Reflexive Practice and my new book (ICYMI)
My book Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone: An Essential Toolkit is to be published by Policy Press in March. One of the things I discuss in Chapter 2 is what Michaela Benson and I call reflexive practice (see our Open Access article, below). First, we use the concept of reflexive practice to…
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Continue reading →: Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone
My book is about to be submitted to Policy Press!! I’m so excited. It is full of new ideas, tips, and insights, and I am going to start sharing them here soon.
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Continue reading →: Two exciting new thingsI’m working on a new project. it is called Picking for Britain, and it Examines the experiences of agricultural employers and British harvest workers during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond https://www.glos.ac.uk/academic-schools/natural-and-social-sciences/Pages/picking-for-britain.aspx And I am now a a member of the Standing Review Board of the Research Grants Council and University Grants Committee,…
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Continue reading →: How do you DO reflexivity? See this open access article
Michaela Benson and I have had this article published in Qualitative Research. Here is the full reference: Reflexivity as Practice Benson, M. and O’Reilly, K. (2020) Reflexive Practice in Live Sociology: Lessons fromresearching Brexit in the lives of British Citizens living in the EU-27, Qualitative Research And here is the abstract: This…
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Continue reading →: Interview with the Instituto Cervantes, Manchester
Just before Christmas I was interviewed by Pedro, from the Instituto Cervantes Manchester about why British people love to move to Spain. It was a really fun, if nerve-wracking thing to do. If you feel that way inclined you can watch the YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sjnLYeJ9d8
Hello,
I’m Karen
Welcome to my site where I will share updates about my work and insights and tips about qualitative research methods. Click on my name at the top of the page to see all my blog posts. I have over 30 years experience teaching and using qualitative methods so I have lots to share with you. Please leave comments so I know you are there.
Karen O'Reilly 