Sociological Theory· 2012Q1

Theory Construction in Qualitative Research

Stefan Timmermans, Iddo Tavory

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Abduction, not induction, should guide empirically-based qualitative theory construction for novel insights, according to a framework drawing from Charles S. Peirce's pragmatism.

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