Perceptions of Power and Democracy: Analytical and Methodological Dilemmas of the Construction of Images

Abstract

How is political identity and power understood in post modern society? This paper uses a single qualitative interview with a truck driver to investigate the elements that impact the formation of political identity. The paper suggests a qualitative bottom up approach as a method and as a way of inquiry into understandings of identity and perceptions and discusses the interview against advantages and dilemmas of the design.