Doing Q Methodological Research: Theory, Method & Interpretation

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Using Q-methodology in environmental sustainability research: A bibliometric analysis and systematic review (2021, methodology): “When used appropriately, Q-method produces “key viewpoints extant among a group of participants and allows those viewpoints to be understood holistically and to a high level of qualitative detail” (Watts and Stenner, 2012: 4).”
On the use of imagery for climate change engagement (2013, methodology): “Q-method is a method exploring an issue under the rubric of subjectivity (Brown, 1980; Watts and Stenner, 2012), although many researchers use it to explore discourses at play in the context of particular issues (Dryzek, 1994; Barry and Proops, 1999; Hobson and Niemeyer, in press).”