International network for qualitative and mixed-methods research at scale
We bring together large-scale qualitative and mixed-methods studies from across countries to share expertise, foster methodological alignment, and build the foundations for meaningful cross-national insight.
The International Network for Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research at Scale was initiated in 2022 and is now established as a formal network, meeting virtually every three months. The network provides a collaborative space for researchers to learn from one another’s approaches and experiences. Inspired in part by the success of the American Voices Project, the network aims not only to connect existing studies but also, over the longer term, to support greater harmonisation of methods—creating new possibilities for meaningful cross-national comparison.
The aims of the International Network are:
- to bring together national large-scale qualitative and mixed-methods studies to share resources, exchange best practice, and strengthen methodological innovation.
- to enhance the value, visibility, and impact of major public investments in large-scale social research through sustained international collaboration.
- to promote cumulative learning, shared resource development, and capacity building across the international research community.
- to advance innovation in qualitative research at scale and lay the foundation for robust comparative research addressing pressing social challenges.
Member studies:
- Professor Janeen Baxter, Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course, University of Queensland
- Professor Annelies Blom, Chair of Sociology and Quantitative Social Research, University of Bremen
- Dr Katherine Curchin, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research
- Professor Ben Edwards, Professor of Child and Youth Development and Longitudinal Studies, POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research
- Professor Jane Elliott, Professorial Research Fellow, LSE III
- Dr Carrie Friese, Associate Professor in Sociology, LSE
- Professor David Grusky, Edward Ames Edmonds Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, Professor of Sociology
- Dr Gaby Harris, Lecturer, Fashion Cultures
- Professor Betina Hollstein, Professor, University of Bremen
- Dr Deirdre Howard-Wagner, Senior Fellow, Centre for Indigenous Policy Research, Australian National University
- Dr Meri Kulmala, Director of the Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ), University of Helsinki
- Professor Risto Kunelius, Professor, University of Helsinki
- Professor Murray Leibbrandt, UCT Chair in Poverty and Inequality Research, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
- Liz Mann, ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, CASE, LSE
- Professor Steffen Mau, Professor of Macrosociology, Humboldt University of Berlin
- Professor Juergen Pfeffer, Full Professor of Computational Social Science, School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich
- Dr Yann Renisio, CNRS Junior Professor, Centre for Research on Social Inequalities (CRIS), Sciences Po
- Professor Meredith Rossner, Deputy Director, Research School of Social Sciences and Criminology Program Leader, POLIS: Centre for Social Policy Research
- Professor Mike Savage, Professorial Research Fellow, LSE III
- Lauren Traum, Predoctoral Researcher, Stanford University Sociology Department and the Voices Lab at the Center on Poverty and Inequality
- Professor Agnès Van Zanten, CNRS Emeritus Research Professor, Centre for Research on Social Inequalities (CRIS), Sciences Po
- Dr Susie Weller, Senior Research Fellow, CELS-Oxford research group, Centre for Human Genetics
- Professor Mark Western, Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland
- Dr Linus Westheuser, Political Sociologist, Humboldt University of Berlin
Publications
Edin, K. J., Fields, C. D., Grusky, D. B., Leskovec, J., Mattingly, M. J., Olson, K., & Varner, C. (2024). Listening to the Voices of America. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 10(4), 1-31.
Elliott, J., Friese, C., Harris, G., Mann, E., & Savage, M. (2025). Everyday Voices as Big Data: A Call for the Secondary Analysis of Large-Scale Qualitative Interview Data. Sociology, 60(1), 117-134.
Archived interview transcripts and documentation
UK Voices: New Methods for Understanding the Impact of Social Change on Individual Lives, 2024 (12 scoping interviews)
UK Voices: New Methods for Understanding the Impact of Social Change on Individual Lives, Work Package 1 Pilot Mainstage, 2025. (38 pilot interviews)