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Social Resilience: Tracing Conceptual Evolutions and Theoretical Pathways

by Azher Hameed QamarCrisis, Migration, Research Method, Resilience, Resilience, Society October 10, 2025October 26, 2025No Comments

Social Resilience: Tracing Conceptual Evolutions and Theoretical Pathways What exactly do we mean when we talk about social resilience? The term has gained traction in recent years, especially in discussions about sustainability, wellbeing, and how communities cope with crises. Yet, definitions of social resilience vary widely, often focusing narrowly on the ability to “withstand” or …

Rethinking Climate Adaptation: A Social Lens on Resilience

by Azher Hameed QamarBlog, Crisis, Research Method, Resilience, Resilience, Society October 6, 2025October 26, 2025No Comments

Rethinking Climate Adaptation: A Social Lens on Resilience Climate change research has paid little attention to the social dimensions of resilience and their link to social capital. The article “Social dimensions of resilience and climate change: a rapid review of theoretical approaches” reviews 27 studies (18 directly relevant) to explore how social capital connects with …

Conceptualizing Social Resilience in Migrants’ Lived Experiences

by Azher Hameed QamarCrisis, Migration, Politics, Research Method, Resilience, Resilience, Society October 1, 2025December 13, 2025No Comments

Conceptualizing Social Resilience in Migrants’ Lived Experiences What does it really mean for migrants to be “resilient”? Too often, resilience is described as an individual skill or capacity, overlooking the fact that it is also a deeply social process shaped by relationships, institutions, and lived experiences. This article rethinks social resilience as lived experience of migrants. …

Unstructured Interviews – A Conversational Iceberg

by Azher Hameed QamarResearch Method June 8, 2023October 26, 2025No Comments

Azher Hameed Qamar – Jun 8, 2023 This article was originally published at Sage Method Space. Citation: Qamar, A. H. (2023, June 8). Unstructured Interviews – A Conversational Iceberg. SAGE Research Methods Community. https://researchmethodscommunity.sagepub.com/blog/unstructured-interviews-a-conversational-iceberg “In the best conversations, you don’t even remember what you talked about, only how it felt. It felt like we were in …

The Doll’s Marriage: An Ethnographic Encounter with Rural Children and Childhood

by Azher Hameed QamarBlog, Culture, Research Method, Society December 14, 2022October 26, 2025No Comments

Azher Hameed Qamar – Dec 14, 2022 This article was originally published at Sage Method Space. Methodspace is focusing on Creative, Arts-Based, and Visual Methods in December 2022. In this post Dr. Qamar discusses the use and interpretation of photographic data. To learn more about his research, see these recent SAGE journal articles: Social Value …