Designing Social Science Research

Oddbjørn Bukve is Professor of Organisation and Management at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Campus Sogndal, Norway. His research covers regional and local governance, economic development and innovation, and health service organisations, using a wide range of research designs.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Scientific Knowledge and Practice.- 3. Social Science as Reconstruction of Social Phenomena.- 4. The Logic and Methodological Rules of Reconstruction.- 5. Design of Research Projects.- 6. Variable-Centred Designs.- 7. Case Designs.- 8. Integrated Designs.- 9. Comparative Designs.- 10. Intervention-Oriented Designs.- 11. The Design Process.