Intersubjectivity: towards a dialogical analysis

Gillespie, Alex ORCID: 0000-0002-0162-1269 and Cornish, Flora ORCID: 0000-0002-3404-9385 (2010) Intersubjectivity: towards a dialogical analysis. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 40 (1). pp. 19-46. ISSN 0021-8308

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Intersubjectivity refers to the variety of possible relations between perspectives. It is indispensable for understanding human social behaviour. While theoretical work on intersubjectivity is relatively sophisticated, methodological approaches to studying intersubjectivity lag behind. Most methodologies assume that individuals are the unit of analysis. In order to research intersubjectivity, however, methodologies are needed that take relationships as the unit of analysis. The first aim of this article is to review existing methodologies for studying intersubjectivity. Four methodological approaches are reviewed: comparative self-report, observing behaviour, analysing talk and ethnographic engagement. The second aim of the article is to introduce and contribute to the development of a dialogical method of analysis. The dialogical approach enables the study of intersubjectivity at different levels, as both implicit and explicit, and both within and between individuals and groups. The article concludes with suggestions for using the proposed method for researching intersubjectivity both within individuals and between individuals and groups.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0021-8308
Divisions:	Psychological and Behavioural Science
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2011 15:39
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 23:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/38709

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