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About us – Qua­Text Insti­tu­te for Qua­li­ta­ti­ve Social Rese­arch e.V.

Who is Qua­Text inte­res­ting for?

  • Are you inte­res­ted in qua­li­ta­ti­ve social research?
  • Are you plan­ning to con­duct open and espe­cial­ly nar­ra­ti­ve inter­views (the­ma­ti­cal­ly focu­sed or bio­gra­phi­cal inter­views) or fami­ly interviews?
  • Would you like to work with group dis­cus­sions, par­ti­ci­pant obser­va­ti­on, or socio­lo­gi­cal dis­cour­se analysis?
  • Do you want to ana­ly­se your data using inter­pre­ta­ti­ve methods and are you con­si­de­ring a com­bi­na­ti­on of dif­fe­rent methods?
  • Do you need expert advice in respect of app­ly­ing for third-par­ty fun­ding, designing a rese­arch and work pro­gram, selec­ting methods for your ongo­ing or plan­ned pro­jects, or indi­vi­du­al or team super­vi­si­on for yourself or your col­leagues and team?

The Qua­Text e.V. team offers method trai­ning and method con­sul­ting ori­en­ted to your needs and pro­jects, as well as other ser­vices such as tran­scrip­ti­ons and archi­ve rese­arch. Our experts also offer indi­vi­du­al or team supervision.

Under the lea­ders­hip of the expe­ri­en­ced scho­l­ars Prof. Dr Gabrie­le Rosen­thal, Prof. Dr Michae­la Köt­tig and Prof. Dr Maria Pohn-Laug­gas, Qua­Text has assem­bled an inter­na­tio­nal team of aca­de­mics from Ger­ma­ny, Aus­tria, Bra­zil, and Para­gu­ay, each working with dif­fe­rent com­bi­na­ti­ons of methods. All the mem­bers of Qua­Text can look back on deca­des of inter­na­tio­nal rese­arch and coope­ra­ti­on expe­ri­ence – espe­cial­ly in coun­tries in the Glo­bal South – and can advi­se you in Ger­man, Ara­bic, Eng­lish, Por­tu­gue­se, or Spa­nish. Our insti­tu­te was foun­ded in Ber­lin in 1982. We have broad exper­ti­se in various methods of inter­pre­ta­ti­ve social rese­arch and focus on fami­ly and life histo­ry rese­arch. We spe­cia­li­ze in a wide ran­ge of topics: find out more on the per­so­nal pages of our mem­bers on our website.

For enqui­ries, plea­se con­ta­ct us at g.rosenthal@gmx.de or quatext@quatext.de. We look for­ward to sup­por­ting you in your rese­arch work. The dura­ti­on, loca­ti­on, and pri­ce can be indi­vi­du­al­ly agreed upon.

Board
Prof. Dr. Gabrie­le Rosenthal
Prof. Dr. Michae­la Köttig
Prof. Dr. Maria Pohn-Lauggas

Regis­tered office
QuaText
c/o Prof. Dr. Gabrie­le Rosenthal
Boddin­stra­ße 10
12053 Berlin
e‑mail: G.Rosenthal@gmx.de