Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability ─ Sharing Ideas and Learning Lessons

The added value of mixed methods research in poverty and vulnerability is now widely recognized. However, despite the expanding volume of literature on the use of mixed methods, gaps and challenges still remain. This edited volume focuses on issues of credibility, usability and complexity, considering how mixed methods approaches can better respond to these issues so as to make research more credible, usable and responsive to complexity. The contributors share experiences and lessons learned from research in developed and developing country contexts in respect of mixed methods in poverty measurement, evaluation research and the translation from research to policy.

Keetie Roelen is Research Fellow at the Institute of Development and Co-Director of the Centre for Social Protection, University of Sussex, UK. In the past 10 years, Keetie has undertaken research and policy advice in South East Asia, Southern and Eastern Africa and Central and Eastern Europe. Her work has been widely published in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes.

Laura Camfield is Senior Lecturer in International Development at the University of East Anglia, UK. She trained as an anthropologist, but now works collaboratively using qualitative and quantitative methods and training others in their use. She directs postgraduate research within the School of International Development, reflecting her commitment to improving the quality of development research and analysis.