My work adopts a variety of qualitative research designs that require prolonged and in-depth engagement with the field in the data collection and/or analysis: ethnography, comparative case study, and historical archival research.
A cross cutting contribution of my research lies in fostering a debate on the role of qualitative methods in the social sciences.
ETHNOGRAPHY IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
Cappellaro, G. 2017. Ethnography in Public Management Research: A Systematic Review and Future Directions. International Public Management Journal, 20(1): 14-48.
ENHANCING METHODOLOGICAL REPORTING IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: THE FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENT FRAMEWORK
Mele V., Esteve M., Lee S., Bel, G., Cappellaro G., Petrovski, N., & Ospina S. 2020. Enhancing Methodological Reporting in Public Administration: The Functional Equivalents Framework. The American Review of Public Administration, 50 (8): 811-824