Transformations in Social Science Research Methods during the COVID-19 Pandemic

J. Michael Ryan is an award-winning teacher who has held academic positions at top-ranked universities across five continents. He is currently Professor-Researcher at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru and has previously held academic positions in Ecuador, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Portugal, and the USA. He is the founding editor of Routledge’s The COVID-19 Pandemic series. Valerie Visanich is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Malta, Malta. Gaspar Brändle is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Sociology Department at the University of Murcia, Spain.

1. Accommodating and adapting research during the COVID-19 pandemic Section I: Developing pandemic sensitivities 2. Developing social psychological theory and methods in response to the COVID-19 pandemic 3. Distance discourses: The focus group through digital platforms 4. Batman Gżirjan: Continually revisiting the artistic qualitative research approaches 5. Researching language and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic: A linguistic duo-ethnography Section II: Innovative pandemic methods 6. Disruptions and innovations in sports research during the COVID-19 pandemic 7. Equitable collaborations: Modelling innovative public health research during a pandemic 8. Interviews that heal: Situated resilience and the adaptation of qualitative interviewing during lockdowns Section III: Critical pandemic methodologies 9. Remote interviewing during a global pandemic: A methodological reflection on an ICT-mediated qualitative study implemented during COVID-19 confinement periods 10. The impact of COVID-19 on postgraduate classroom-based research: An African perspective 11. Reflections on methodological reconsiderations and ethical procedures of a postdoctoral researcher 12. Troubled waters, fisherman’s gain: A critical reflection on carrying out multi-sited research in times of COVID-19