Editorial: Exploring and Expanding on Pluralism in Qualitative Research in Psychology

Psychology has only recently seen the acceptance of qualitative research within the mainstream of its research (Willig & Stainton-Rogers 2008) and has recognised the ending of the "paradigm wars" (Oakley 1999) with the acceptance of mixed method qualitative-quantitative research. Recognition of the silos of mono-theoretical and mono- methodological approaches that can arise from early research training and application has led to warnings against "methodolatry" (Curt 1994), where the method risks becoming more important than the topic under inquiry, creeping into qualitative research (Willig & Stainton-Rogers 2008). In the last few years the emergence of pluralism in quali- tative research in psychology has led to its increased use in empirical and theoretical applications... DOI: 10.1080/14780887.2011.572728