ABSTRACT
The so-called qualitative tum that has overtaken the social sciences in the last twenty-five years has yielded both a rich body of research using nonstatistical methods and a substantive amount of methodological advice on how to engage in qualitative inquiry. Together, these writings offer a dazzling array of methodological choices to tackle a multitude of research questions and problems. Yet, the task of producing high-quality research outside the positivist tradition can still seem as daunting as ever. One can even speculate that the immense diversity of qualitative options available to researchers can be somewhat overwhelming on occasion.
