Kern, Florian G (2018) The Trials and Tribulations of Applied Triangulation: Weighing Different Data Sources. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 12 (2). pp. 166-181. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689816651032
Kern, Florian G (2018) The Trials and Tribulations of Applied Triangulation: Weighing Different Data Sources. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 12 (2). pp. 166-181. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689816651032
Kern, Florian G (2018) The Trials and Tribulations of Applied Triangulation: Weighing Different Data Sources. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 12 (2). pp. 166-181. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689816651032
Abstract
Researchers employ triangulation to increase the validity of inference in qualitative and quantitative research. Leuffen, Shikano, and Walter have presented guidance as to which strategies to use when triangulating data sources. In this article, I explore how their findings can be translated for practical research purposes. I offer an illustrative application concentrating on the political power of traditional political authorities in Uganda and Tanzania. I analyze the status quo of political power and the preferred political power of traditional leaders. To triangulate, I use three sources: (1) constitutional-legal texts, (2) the Afrobarometer survey, and (3) in-depth interviews. I shed light on possible problems and analytical strategies for triangulation in practice, with a specific focus on convergence and divergence of sources.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | triangulation; aggregation; sub-Saharan Africa; traditional political authorities; divergence |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Government, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2017 14:12 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 16:47 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/19208 |
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