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u/CoppiHeilmann ยท 1 pointr/askphilosophy

I think it could be interesting for you to check out the Critical Realist school of the philosophy of science. It has primarily (but not exclusively) influenced the various social sciences and there emerged as a powerful alternative to empiricist/positivist and interpretive approaches to research.

Andres Colliers book Critical Realism is a good introduction to the central ideas. You could then continue on with Andrew Sayers Method in Social Science.

Also check out this short paper on how a researcher can analyze data with a critical realist methodology. It also provides a summary for some of the basic concepts of CR: http://www.academia.edu/1255275/In_Search_of_Mechanisms._Conducting_a_Critical_Realist_Data_Analysis