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Category Archives: Comparative Studies
Feb 7 2017
Semi-quantitative mapping in comparative case-study research: Resources, constraints and research design adaptation
1 CommentThis blog entry discusses the use of a ‘quasi-quantitative’ mapping method as part of comparative case-study research for a PhD, in the context of (unforeseen) constraints and scarce resources. Specifically, I present the challenges I faced working in different contexts, … Continue reading
Posted by: February 7, 2017
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
Jan 6 2014
Comparing places
3 CommentsEmpirically grounded, anthropological comparisons like this one present an important opportunity to rethink what the comparative imagination can do for us in thinking across different contexts, writes Jennifer Robinson in response to the previous post, What are we comparing China with?. I … Continue reading
Posted by: January 6, 2014
Tagged with: China, comparative studies, Oklahoma, urban studies
Dec 18 2013
What are we comparing China with?
2 CommentsIn considering the challenges faced by researchers in China, it may be useful to take a comparative perspective. In this posting, I discuss a recent project that involved carrying out fieldwork both in rural Heilongjiang and in rural Oklahoma. The … Continue reading
Posted by: December 18, 2013
Tagged with: China, comparative studies, Oklahoma