Methoden vergleichen

	Partizipative Diskursanalyse	Thematische Analyse
Fachgebiet	Qualitativ	Qualitative Forschung
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	1990s–2000s (consolidated as a named approach)	2006
Urheber	Developed at the intersection of participatory action research (Kurt Lewin, 1940s) and discourse analysis (Foucault, Fairclough, van Dijk, 1980s–1990s)	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Typ	Qualitative research design and analytic approach	Method
Wegweisende Quelle	Mohanty, S. P. (2004). The epistemic status of cultural identity: On beloved and the postcolonial condition. In P. Moya & M. Hames-Garcia (Eds.), Reclaiming Identity: Realist Theory and the Predicament of Postmodernism. University of California Press.	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Aliasnamen	PDA, collaborative discourse analysis, participatory critical discourse analysis, community-based discourse analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Verwandt	6	3
Zusammenfassung	Participatory Discourse Analysis (PDA) integrates the collaborative ethos of participatory action research with the language-focused lens of discourse analysis. Community members or research participants are not merely sources of data — they are co-analysts who help collect, interpret, and act on discourse. PDA is used to uncover how language constructs power relations, identities, and social practices within marginalized or under-researched communities, and to translate those findings into concrete change.	Thematic Analysis (TA) is a qualitative research methodology for identifying, analyzing, and reporting patterns (themes) in qualitative data. Developed systematically by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke (2006), TA is flexible and accessible, applicable across diverse theoretical frameworks and data types, making it one of the most widely used qualitative methods in psychology, health research, and social sciences.