Etwa seit 1970 und neuerdings zunelunend wird ernsthafte Kritik an den spat industriellen Wachstumsgesellschaften geubt. Die Offentlichkeit ist wegen etlicher damit verbundener Umstande, wie Uberproduktionen bei gleichzeitiger Verarmung weiter Regionen der Zweiten und Dritten Welt, bedrohlicher werdende Umweltkrisen, Dauerarbeitslosigkeit u. a. verunsichert. Viele Kritiker der Okonomie aber auch eine grosser werdende Zahl von Okonomen fordern das Nachdenken uber Alternativen zum technisch-okonomischen Wachstums- und Fortschrittsparadigma, zumal die unverkennbaren Leistungen der...

This edited volume demonstrates the potential of mixed-methods designs for the research of social networks and the utilization of social networks for other research. Mixing methods applies to the combination and integration of qualitative and quantitative methods. In social network research, mixing methods also applies to the combination of structural and actor-oriented approaches. The volume provides readers with methodological concepts to guide mixed-method network studies with precise research designs and methods to investigate social networks of various sorts. Each chapter describes the...

This edited volume demonstrates the potential of mixed-methods designs for the research of social networks and the utilization of social networks for other research. Mixing methods applies to the combination and integration of qualitative and quantitative methods. In social network research, mixing methods also applies to the combination of structural and actor-oriented approaches. The volume provides readers with methodological concepts to guide mixed-method network studies with precise research designs and methods to investigate social networks of various sorts. Each chapter describes the...