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It should be noted at the outset that by method we do not mean methodology as the science of methods. Rather than to discuss the ontological and epistemological foundations of our qualitative research, we in the following focus on the techniques we applied to obtain, analyze, and interpret data in order to draw inferences regarding our research question. In the spirit of hermeneutic source analysis (Bowen & Bowen, 2008; Diekmann, 2002, 510–516; Rosser et al., 2021; Sager & Rosser, 2015), our method essentially involves the case selection, on the one hand, and the identification and verification of the sources we consulted to answer the research questions, on the other.
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See also https://www.derbund.ch/22-millionen-fuer-swiss-center-for-design-and-health-in-bern-729569236169 (last access: 7.7.2022).
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The most influential governmental bodies and political stakeholders of both the sitem-insel and the SCDH are the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) as well as the Swiss Science Council (SSC) at the federal level, and the Economic, Environmental and Energy Directorate of the Canton of Bern (WEU BE) as well as the Audit Office of the Canton of Bern at the cantonal level.
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See www.scdh.ch (last access: 7.7.2022).
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Rosser, C., Pfaff, C. (2022). Methodological Considerations. In: The Sweet Spot of Legitimacy. Business Guides on the Go. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15171-2_3
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