Guide to Qualitative Research in Parliaments

Valentine Berthet is a postdoctoral researcher in the University of Helsinki, Centre for European Studies (CES).Barbara Gaweda is Senior Researcher in the University of Helsinki, Centre for European Studies (CES).Johanna Kantola is Professor of European Societies and their Politics in the University of Helsinki, Centre for European Studies (CES), Finland.Cherry Miller is a Lecturer in British and Comparative Politics at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.Petra Ahrens is Academy Research Fellow at Tampere University, Finland. Anna Elomäki is Academy of Finland Research Fellow at Tampere University, Finland.

“This book complements the existing literature by bringing in contributions that are especially useful for young researchers working qualitatively on any parliaments, a contribution that is made even more important through its gendered outlook.” (Lorane Visart, OZP - Austrian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 53 (1), 2024)

• Chapter 1: Introduction to a practical guide on conducting qualitative research in parliaments.- Chapter 2: Set Up: The European Parliament.- Chapter 3: Introducing our Data.- Chapter 4: How was data gathered? Doing research interviews and ethnography.- Chapter 5: Coding the data.- Chapter 6: Interpreting the data.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.