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Emotional and Ethical Challenges for Field Research in Africa: The Story Behind the Findings

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Description for Emotional and Ethical Challenges for Field Research in Africa: The Story Behind the Findings Hardcover. Academic literature rarely gives an account of the ethical challenges and emotional pitfalls the researcher is confronted with before, during and after being in the field. Giving personal accounts, the authors explore some of the challenges one can face when engaging in local-level research in difficult situations. Editor(s): Ansoms, An; Thomson, Susan; Murison, Jude. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Academic literature rarely gives an account of the ethical challenges and emotional pitfalls the researcher is confronted with before, during and after being in the field. Giving personal accounts, the authors explore some of the challenges one can face when engaging in local-level research in difficult situations.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
169
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137263742
SKU
V9781137263742
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About N/A
SUSAN THOMSON is Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Colgate University, USA. Her research and teaching interests are in state-society relations in contemporary Africa and qualitative research methods, with particular focus on research ethics and doing research in difficult environments. AN ANSOMS is Assistant Professor in Development Studies at the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. She conducts ... Read more

Reviews for Emotional and Ethical Challenges for Field Research in Africa: The Story Behind the Findings
'This volume will be an excellent resource both for the seasoned field researcher and for those preparing to conduct research in conflict-affected countries, whether in Africa or elsewhere, for the first time. The contributions are both self-reflective and sobering, and should provoke careful and critical preparation by researchers. I look forward to recommending it to my own students.' - Professor ... Read more

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