Abstract
This article extends the debates relating to integration in mixed methods research. We challenge the a priori assumptions on which integration is assumed to be possible in the first place. More specifically, following Haraway and Barad, we argue that methods produce ‘‘cuts’’ which may or may not cohere and that ‘‘diffraction,’’ as an expanded approach to integration, has much to offer mixed methods research. Diffraction pays attention to the ways in which data produced through different methods can both splinter and interrupt the object of study. As such, it provides an explicit way of empirically capturing the mess and complexity intrinsic to the ontology of the social entity being studied.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 19-32 |
| Journal | Journal of Mixed Methods Research |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |
Bibliographical note
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- cut
- mess
- mixed methods
- diffraction
- integration