Hello everyone,
I have an issue with defining my methodology for my Master's thesis and am hoping for your help! I want to investigate how visa restrictions shape international events and have selected a specific event for this purpose. Initially, I plan to interview experts to gain insights into the field (5 interviews) and then interview individuals who were unable to attend this particular event due to visa hurdles (5 interviews). I have been contemplating and researching for some time whether this constitutes a case study or not, and if so, which type of case study would it be. I feel that the design does not really meet the requirements of a case study, for example, because the data will be collected solely through interviews and my focus is not specifically on this event itself but rather on using the event as an example of a broader issue. Additionally, I am unsure if this qualifies as a multi-method approach; while I am using two data collection techniques, both are interview-based.
If anyone could provide guidance or suggest literature, that would be greatly appreciated!
You may use a qual=Quant approach to identify the variables for your study and then measure the significance of the identified variables and its potential explanations.
Mareike Schäfer The specific event is a case study, I don't really know what "types" of case studies there are to choose from?
Not really a multi method