This article aims to introduce the Extended Case Method (ECM) as an
approach to qualitative social research. As an approach, the ECM
rooted in the ethnography approach in the anthropological tradition
and developed in the sociological tradition research. With reference to
Michael Buroway as a developer of ECM and some articles that used
ECM as a method, this paper outlines the basic concepts of ECM, their
advantages and infirmity, and the application of theories in social
research by using ECM. As an extended case, there are four aspects
that extend on ECM, namely intervention, processes, structuration,
and reconstruction (theory). The advantage of ECM is their four
extending. Rather than the infirmity of ECM rooted from their
advantage, namely domination, silencing, objectification, and
normalization. The use of theory in ECM was carried out from the
beginning to the end of the study. Base on their characteristics, ECM
very feasible to use to understanding borderless society and ambiguity
of case study on research of social science in general, and ethnography
especially.
Keywords:
Extended Case Method;
Penelitian Sosial;
Etnografi; Studi Kasus.