How to Use Artificial Intelligence in Qualitative Research

This essential book provides a guide to thinking about and responding to the growing presence of AI and GenAI in qualitative research. It emphasises the importance of thoughtful, ethical, and methodologically robust engagement within today’s evolving technological landscape.

Prokopis A. Christou and Christina Silver present a conceptual framework for how to best approach research in the era of AI. Chapters explore plans for its practical use, including methods of integration while preserving the depth, reflexivity, and interpretive richness that define qualitative work. Contributing authors from a diverse array of fields combine practical strategies with space for reflection, outlining a range of positions on AI and its theoretical, pedagogical, and practical implications. They also explore ethical and methodological complexities, challenging assumptions and debates that arise from the use of AI in investigative spaces.

How to Use Artificial Intelligence in Qualitative Research is a timely resource for all students and scholars navigating the use of AI in qualitative inquiry. Researchers and academics of social sciences will benefit from its insightful discussions on reflexivity and actional pedagogy.