Andrzej Szklarski

Empirisk fenomenologi. Presentation av forskningsansatsen och erfarenheter från en fenomenologisk studie.

Szklarski, A. (2004): Empirical phenomenology. A presentation of the research approach and experiences of one phenomenological study. Nordisk Psykologi, 56, 4, 274–288. Empirical phenomenology is a qualitative research approach within social science. This approach has been developed within psychology, but is built on the theory of philosophical phenomenology and its methodological assumptions. Different aspects of empirical phenomenology are presented, commented and discussed in this article. The development of the empirical phenomenological approach has resulted in a number of branches and methodological alternatives. A discussion about the relation between classical and hermeneutical oriented empirical phenomenology is one of the topics in this article. Furthermore the procedure of phenomenological research is illustrated with the concentration on analyses of empirical material. A method of analysis developed by Adrian Vam Kaam is presented and examined with the base on experiences of my own empirical study.

Conflict Experience: A phenomenological study among young people in Sweden

The aim of this study is to investigate how young people in Sweden experience conflicts. The study is phenomenological, which means that the focus is on the essence of the investigated experience. Data have been collected by self‐reports and analyzed with the help of an empirical phenomenological method. The research process has resulted in delimitation of three constituents which are essential for the conflict experience. The core of this experience consists of anger, mental strain and unfair treatment. Anger is the most predominant in conflict situations and strongly influences the style of conflict management.