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	Axial Coding	Narrative Analysis
Ämnesområde	Kvalitativa metoder	Kvalitativa metoder
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	1990	1967 (foundational); 2008 (canonical handbook)
Upphovsperson	Anselm Strauss and Juliet Corbin	Catherine Kohler Riessman (seminal synthesis, 2008); roots in Labov & Waletzky (1967)
Typ	Qualitative research method	Qualitative interpretive method
Ursprungskälla	Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1990). Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques. Sage. ISBN: 978-0803932456	Riessman, C.K. (2008). Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences. Sage.
Alias	axial analysis, relational coding, category development coding, second-level coding	narrative inquiry, life history analysis, biographical research, Anlatı Analizi (Narrative Analysis)
Närliggande	6	6
Sammanfattning	Axial coding is the second major analytical step in grounded theory analysis, performed after open coding. Introduced by Anselm Strauss and Juliet Corbin in 1990, it involves systematically re-examining and reorganising the many discrete codes generated during open coding by identifying a central (axial) category and mapping the causal conditions, contextual factors, intervening conditions, action-interaction strategies, and consequences that surround it. The goal is to move from a fragmented list of codes to a coherent relational structure that reflects how concepts interconnect in the data.	Narrative analysis is a qualitative research method, synthesised canonically by Catherine Kohler Riessman (2008), that examines how individuals storise their lived experiences and construct meaning through the telling. Drawing on life history, biographical, and narrative inquiry traditions, it treats the story itself — not just its content — as the unit of analysis, attending to temporal sequence, plot structure, and the social context in which a narrative is produced.