Marlies Glasius, Meta de Lange, Jos Bartman

Research, Ethics and Risk in the Authoritarian Field

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This open access book offers a synthetic reflection on the authors' fieldwork experiences in seven countries within the framework of 'Authoritarianism in a Global Age', a major comparative research project. It responds to the demand for increased attention to methodological rigor and transparency in qualitative research, and seeks to advance and practically support field research in authoritarian contexts. Without reducing the conundrums of authoritarian field research to a simple how-to guide, the book systematically reflects and reports on the authors' combined experiences in (i) getting access to the field, (ii) assessing risk, (iii) navigating 'red lines', (iv) building relations with local collaborators and respondents, (v) handling the psychological pressures on field researchers, and (vi) balancing transparency and prudence in publishing research. It offers unique insights into this particularly challenging area of field research, makes explicit how the authors handledmethodological challenges and ethical dilemmas, and offers recommendations where appropriate.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin / Universiteit van Amsterd
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-68965-4
• 1st ed. 2018
• Seitenzahl: 122
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 280g
• ISBN-13: 9783319689654
• ISBN-10: 3319689657
• Artikelnr.: 49062011

Autorenporträt

Marlies Glasius is Professor in International Relations at the Department of Politics, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and principal investigator of the ERC-funded project Authoritarianism in a Global Age. Her research interests include authoritarianism, international criminal justice, human security and global civil society.
Meta de Lange is a junior researcher at the University of Amsterdam. She gained fieldwork experience in Surinam (2005), interviewing youth in detention, and in Cameroon (2006) by conducting interviews on the impact of HIV/Aids in a rural area.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Entering the Field.- Chapter 3 Learning the Red Lines.- Chapter 4 Building and Maintaining Relations in the Field.- Chapter 5 Mental Impact.- Chapter 6 Writing It Up.