H.J. Rubin’s scientific contributions

... They explain, "Depth is achieved by going after context; dealing with the complexity of multiple, overlapping, and sometimes conflicting themes; and paying attention to the specifics of meanings, situations, and history" (Rubin & Rubin, 2005, p. 35). Rubin and Rubin (2005) believe a relationship is developed between the interviewer and interviewee as they navigate the interview process, with both individuals being fully engaged and present in the conversation, which is vital to generating nuanced research results (Rubin & Rubin, 2005, ). Manning (1992) suggests that involvement occurs when participants in an encounter display an appropriate level of engagement with and commitment to the social interaction. ...

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Is There Really a Difference? A Comparison of In-Person and Online Qualitative Interviews

... Community organizing is one means of empowering laypeople to have a greater voice in political decisionmaking (Rubin & Rubin, 2005). Under the umbrella of community organizing, relational organizing-creating and strengthening interpersonal relationships as a means of nurturing social movements-has gained prominence in climate movements worldwide (Divakaran & Nerbonne, 2017;Kowasch et al., 2021:18;Wahlström et al., 2019:12). ...

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Closing the concern-action gap through relational climate conversations: insights from US climate activists