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- Where should a researcher posit her scholarly position in the field? A note on reflexivity July 16, 2018
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- Ever wondered why practitioners treat researchers like a nuisance? The challenges of accessing expert knowledge, from two perspectives October 30, 2017
Category Archives: Boundary Crossing
Oct 30 2017
Ever wondered why practitioners treat researchers like a nuisance? The challenges of accessing expert knowledge, from two perspectives
4 CommentsThe difficulty to reach practitioners and experts is one of the main challenges faced especially by young researchers and can overshadow fieldwork experiences and attempts to produce new knowledge. While researchers might get an impression that they are ignored or … Continue reading
Posted by: October 30, 2017
Dec 10 2014
The homecomer and the stranger: Reflections on positionality and the benefits of an insider-outsider tandem in qualitative research
4 CommentsBased on the experience of conducting field research in Kazakhstan, I reflect on the challenges of working in a cross-cultural insider-outsider differentiated team. My work with my colleague Eva Kipnis on this research project highlighted that the research team dynamics not … Continue reading
Posted by: December 10, 2014
Tagged with: Boundary Crossing, drug policies, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, local epistemology, Researcher positionality
Oct 14 2014
Confessions of a ‘doorstep researcher’: Reflections on a comparative study of displacement experiences
Leave a commentIn many cities, public authorities engage in redevelopment or renewal of disadvantaged neighbourhoods. While the aim is social, physical and economic upgrading of these neighbourhoods, the result is often displacement of local residents. Despite the growing literature on displacement, … Continue reading
Posted by: October 14, 2014
Tagged with: Boundary Crossing, comparative studies, displacement, the Netherlands, Turkey, urban ethnography, urban redevelopment
Jun 12 2014
Researcher’s social capital: Liaising with local actors for effective ethnographic research
6 CommentsAs part of her doctoral research on farmer vulnerability to water scarcity and climate change, Chandni Singh spent 10 months doing her fieldwork in rural Rajasthan, India. In this post, she reflects on effective strategies to liaise with local actors while doing ethnographic research. “I … Continue reading
Posted by: June 12, 2014
Tagged with: familiar strangers, India, local epistemology, researcher's positionality, social capital
Jun 5 2014
Constructive engagement, estrangement and contextualisation: Conducting field research on an alternative community in South Korea
Leave a commentWhile conducting field research on Bin-Zib, a communal living experiment in South Korea, I faced a problem of positioning myself in the community. This was mainly because I realized my own misconception of my insider status. While I had always felt I … Continue reading
Posted by: June 5, 2014
Tagged with: Bin-Zip, Boundary Crossing, fieldwork at home, local epistemology, Positionality, Seoul, South Korea, urban ethnography