Guest post by Katsiaryna Yadchanka. My central research topic over the past six years (my doctoral thesis) has been the concept of the hybrid identity of migrants living in Germany and Belarus. My research has focused on communicative strategies of migra...
MAXQDA Turns 30 and Launches into a New Decade of Research Innovation with MAXQDA 2020
Here at VERBI Software, we have more than one reason to celebrate this year. Not only have we just released the newest version of our software, MAXQDA 2020, but we've also moved into our brand new headquarters at Berlin Central Station - and it’s our comp...
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How to cite MAXQDA 2020
Researchers frequently ask us how they should cite MAXQDA so we have compiled some tips for your in-text citations, footnotes, endnotes, and references page: Should I cite my software? Citing the work of others is a central aspect of scientific rese...
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Unlocking the value of qualitative data: Researching the Tension between Equity and Productivity in South Africa’s Land Reform
Guest post by Adison Soko, Ph.D. This article describes my experiences using MAXQDA 2018 Analytics Pro for my research on the tension between Equity and Productivity in South Africa’s Land Reform. Divergent views about land inequality in South Africa sug...
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Using MAXQDA’s Code Map to Examine Antonin Scalia’s Originalism and Jurisprudence
Guest post by David M. Kunkel and Michael C. Gizzi, Ph.D. The free update MAXQDA 2018.2 was launched this year with the new Code Map feature. This is a visual tool that enables you to see the relationships between the codes in your projects, by tracking ...
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Modeling Media Research with MAXQDA 2018: Eurovision Song Contest Case Study
Guest post by Olena Zinenko. Cultural public events are a popular subject of journalistic reflection but they are not well researched as a mass communication phenomenon. The most intriguing thing about public events is that they are not true facts of rea...
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MAXQDA Photo Contest 2019 Winners and Honorable Mentions
"Nowadays, people are often busy and they probably have no time to look around and see what surrounds them. With my photo I want to show people how harmoniously and surprisingly our beautiful, bewitching world was created!" Medina Karamurzina, a partici...
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Survival and Labor in Eastern Kurdistan: Grounded Theory Research Example
Over the past decade, the economic, political, and securitization strategies of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Eastern Kurdistan (also known as Rojhelat) have engendered a phenomenon known as Kolberi. Kolberi is a Kurdish word, referring to a type of...
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Reception Studies with MAXQDA: Life-Writing in Central Europe Case Study
Guest post by Mateusz Chmurski. The journey from a specific manuscript to a published book, which is received and analyzed in reception, may be long and complex. It becomes even more complex in a region where manuscripts are often burnt, writers disappea...
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Visualizing Development Research Data with MAXQDA: Ethnography Example
Guest post by Haitao Yu. I was born and brought up on the Tibetan Plateau as a member of an ethnic minority in western China. I have worked and conducted research in the fields of business and sustainability in Asia, Europe, and North America since 2010....