One stream of the series provides texts on the key methodologies used in qualitative
research. The other stream contains books on qualitative research for different disciplines or …

Since the 1990s, city branding has become a key factor in urban development policies.
Cities all over the world take specific actions to manipulate the imagery and the perceptions …

Recent discussions of music listening practices have given priority to the digitalisation of
sound and the role of digital music players in changing the form, medium and possibly even …

Recent years have seen not just a revival, but a rebirth of the analogue record. More than
merely a nostalgic craze, vinyl has become a cultural icon. As music consumption migrated …

During the last two decades consumer nostalgia literature has experienced the growing
amount of research, nonetheless, the nomological network in the area is still poorly …

This article examines local expectations of and concerns about mining development in post-
conflict and transition economy settings in Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereafter Bosnia or …

With this volume, we push the study of culture into the material realm, not to make cultural
sociology materialistic but to make the study of material life more cultural. We introduce the …

How do the labels left and right take on meaning in new democracies? Existing explanations
point to the universality of the left–right scheme or, reversely, emphasize regionally …

National Matters investigates the role of material culture and materiality in defining and
solidifying national identity in everyday practice. Examining a range of" things"—from art …

1. Whether trauma can be narrated in linear, traditional forms is a matter of contention for
trauma theorists. While Cathy Caruth's theories are widely understood as claiming that …