Tamara Pataki from Verbi Software spoke about discourse analysis with MAXQDA. They are also completing a Ph.D. at the central European University. Pataki started by stating that discourse analysis with MAXQDA helps analysis but is not a method. Tamaki shared that Bennet 2015 explained that constructivist ontology and epistemology can be aligned with the use of software but requires bridge building. Likewise, interpretative work requires constant reflexivity (De Guevara 2020). Discourse analysis frames research questions focusing on discursive construction and productive power. Pataki stressed that there is not one way of doing discourse analysis. The key steps are an approach that is iterative and reflection-based. At the beginning of the project, there is a stage of definition of the problem, question, and theory. Pataki did recommend some approaches and the use of MAXQDA for analysis. Pataki demonstrated the use of MAXQDA for analysis of literature by importing RIS files. They answered several questions and tips for setting up and analyzing data.
