Comparative Narrative as Secondary Analysis : Reconsidering the “Hachinosu Castle” Dispute

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Focusing on P. Abell’s comparative narratives as a standard analytical method for which there is an abundance of qualitative data in recent years, this paper will review its general properties and issues and then consider its meaning, particularly in secondary analysis of qualitative data. As a case study, it will consider the initial stage of the so-called “Hachinosu Castle” dispute in opposition to the construction of Shimouke and Matsubara dams in Kyushu, Japan. First, through interactive mode abstraction we will identify the key phases in the dispute process. Then, we will explore the issue using a semantic approach that expands on Abell's local explanation, centered on these key phases, to consider how gaps among the parties in their intents and their understandings thereof impacted the course of the dispute. The aim is to position the method of comparative narratives in secondary analysis within an analytical framework of semantic exploration ⇔ abstraction ⇔ generalization, to make it more effective.

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  • 地球社会統合科学

    地球社会統合科学 29 (1), 15-37, 2022-09-15

    Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Global Society, Kyushu University

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