The subject matter of this article is the "discursive interview". This is a
research strategy which includes sampling, interviewing and interpreting p
rocedures and which combines them for the purpose of reconstructing collect
ive representations (soziale Deutungsmuster). It is a "new"' method insofar
as it connects rarely used interviewing techniques with those which are we
ll-known from other types of qualitative interviews. The article focuses on
the techniques of interviewing and on problems connected with the developm
ent of an interview guide. Several question types and questioning technique
s are discussed in detail.