TY - JOUR AU - Reinke de Buitrago, Sybille PY - 2019/09/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Conducting Qualitative Content Analysis Across Languages and Cultures JF - Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research JA - FQS VL - 20 IS - 3 SE - Challenges and Developments in Applying Qualitative Content Analysis DO - 10.17169/fqs-20.3.3384 UR - https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/3384 SP - AB - <p>In this article, I discuss the challenges of conducting a qualitative content analysis in more than one language. Doing research across languages requires detailed attendance to different ways of meaning-making and to the role of distinct (political) cultures. Furthermore, additional reflection is needed in order to become aware and consider one's own role in interpretation and meaning-making. Based on a research project on threat perceptions and enemy image constructions in American and German security policy relating to international terrorism after 9/11, I illustrate the development of a coding frame fitting to the distinct languages and (political) cultural backgrounds, as well as ways of reflection.</p> ER -