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Integrating reflexivity into livelihoods research

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  • Martin Prowse

    (Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium)

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Much development research is not explicit about its methodology or philosophical foundations. Based on the extended case method of Burawoy and the philosophy of critical realism, this article discusses a methodological approach for reflexive livelihoods research that overcomes the unproductive social science dualism of positivism and social constructivism. The approach is linked to a livelihoods framework, and a sequence of research methods that can be iterated in light of research questions.

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  • Martin Prowse, 2010. "Integrating reflexivity into livelihoods research," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 10(3), pages 211-231, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:prodev:v:10:y:2010:i:3:p:211-231
    DOI: 10.1177/146499340901000302
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