Naslov
Content Analysis as a Research Method in Contemporary Croatian Administrative Science

Autori
Manojlović, Rome

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
International Scientific Seminar and Summer School "Researching, Theorizing, and Teaching Administrative Science and Public Administration: Croatia, South East Europe, and Beyond"

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 10.07.2017. - 15.07.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
content analysis, research method, administrative science, Croatia

Sažetak
The paper analyses the usage of content analysis as a research method in contemporary Croatian administrative science in 1999-2017 period and gives recommendations about its further use. The first part of the paper is devoted to theoretical explanation of content analysis as a research method: types of content analysis, ways of conducting the content analysis, its advantages and disadvantages. In the second part, examples of researches using content analysis in Croatia are being given. Examples cover the usage of content analysis for the analysis of political party programmes, parliamentary questions, local council’s meetings minutes, legal texts, administrative cases, official documents, scientific journals, academic study programmes, newspapers, web pages and social media. Basing on all the examined papers, theoretical postulates on content analysis as well as on author’s own experience in conducting different types of content analysis, problems and difficulties encountered when using content analysis as a research method in public administration are being stated and recommendations for further usage of content analysis in Croatia and being offered.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

POVEZANOST RADA