Researching the New Normal Social World

This edited volume focuses on the changing research methodologies in social science research, prompted by the new social world shaped by the pandemic. It explores adaptations and developments to meet the demands of transforming social circumstances and showcases innovative alternative approaches.

Autorentext

R. Sooryamoorthy is professor of sociology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is a research fellow at the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in STI Policy, Stellenbosch University.

Vivian Ojong is Professor and Dean of the School of Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Inhalt

1. Researching the New Normal and Beyond: Methodological Adaptations and Innovations

2. Adapting Vintage Research Methods to New Realities: A Case Study from Ukraine

3. The New Normal of Online Survey Research: General Population Studies Are Going Online

4. Ethnographic Research: Developments and Challenges in the Post-Pandemic Era

5. The Adaptation of a Survey Research Regime to the COVID Period and Beyond

6. Remote Focus Groups as a New Normal: Reflections from the Pandemic

7. Design Thinking in Post-Pandemic Times: Methodologies to Understand Trustworthiness

8. Gathering Data Through Learning Analytics: Will This Methodological Adaptation for Understanding Student Engagement be a Panacea or a Panopticon?

9. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Research Ethics in Resource Poor Settings: Epistemic Injustice and Hermeneutical Exclusion

Afterword: The Way Ahead