Nick J. Fox|Pam Alldred
New materialist social inquiry: designs, methods and the research-assemblage
University of Sheffield|Brunel University London
paper discusses issues research design methods new materialist social inquiry approach attracting increasing interest across social sciences alternative either realist constructionist ontologies new materialism deprivileges human agency focusing instead upon assemblages animate inanimate together produce world fundamental implications social inquiry methodology methods key exploration materialist notion researchassemblage comprising researcher data methods contexts use understanding first explore micropolitics research process along review 30 recent empirical studies establish framework materialist social inquiry methodology methods discuss epistemological consequences adopting materialist ontology