Review of Hanbook of Emergent Methods, by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Leavy

From review: The Handbook of Emergent Methods, edited by sociologists Sharlene Nagy Hesse‐Biber and Patricia Leavy, is a timely resource for graduate students and seasoned researchers alike. Innovations in research, driven by breakthroughs in theory and technology, have deepened understanding of social life and at times have created head‐spinning quandaries concerning the translation of emergent knowledge back to our disciplinary homes. A guide to the historical roots of current methodological debates and to the deployment of new methods across the social and behavioral sciences, the Handbook also provides exemplary models for the documentation of methodological innovation and its application to future research