@article{Reichertz_2009, title={Cycles of Qualitative Social Research and Cycles within the Qualitative Social Research}, volume={10}, url={https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1382}, DOI={10.17169/fqs-10.3.1382}, abstractNote={This article investigates the previous history of qualitative social research with the economic term "economic cycle" and shows the reasonability of such a perspective. It arises, that there is no special trend or a certain target-oriented development to observe within the qualitative social research but an up and down of topics and preferences. In the conclusion shall be drawn a balance of the prevailing state of qualitative social research. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0903291}, number={3}, journal={Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research}, author={Reichertz, Jo}, year={2009}, month={Sep.} }