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Jun 16 2017
Notes from the waiting room: Seeking research access to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Leave a commentDiscussing the ethnography of public institutions, Didier Fassin (2013: 642) has described its dual ability to ‘interrogate the obvious’ and ‘illuminate the unknown’. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), a large public teaching hospital in Delhi, represents both … Continue reading
Posted by: June 16, 2017
Tagged with: Delhi, gaining access, India
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
May 23 2016
Flexibility in the field: Reflections on letting go of expectations and learning to work with unofficial research support
2 CommentsI planned to conduct fieldwork in rural China with the help of research assistants. I knew I needed advice and translation and hoped that I would find partners and friends to go into the field with me, as I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted by: May 23, 2016
Tagged with: China, Guizhou, research assistance, research support