Understanding Global Development Research (1st edition) Fieldwork Issues, Experiences and Reflections

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Synopsis

For experienced and inexperienced researchers and practitioners alike, this engaging book opens up new perspectives on conducting fieldwork in the Global South.
Following an inter-disciplinary and inter-generational approach, Understanding Global Development brings into dialogue reflections on fieldwork experiences by leading scholars along with accounts from early career researchers. Contributions are organised around six key issues:

Meaningful participation in fieldwork
Working in dangerous environments
Gendered experiences of fieldwork
Researching elites
Conducting fieldwork with marginalised people
Fieldwork in development practice.

The experience-led discussion of each of the topics conveys a sense of what it actually feels like to be out in the field and provides readers with useful insights and practical advice. A relational framework highlights issues relating to power, identity and ethics in development fieldwork, and encourages reflection on how researcher engagement with the field shapes our understanding of global development.

Book details

Author:
Gordon Crawford, Lena Kruckenberg, Nicholas Loubere, Rosemary Morgan
ISBN:
9781473987845
Related ISBNs:
9781526424617, 9781473987081, 9781473906662, 9781473906679
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2018-06-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
Gordon Crawford, Lena J. Kruckenberg, Nicholas Loubere and Rosemary Morgan Chapter 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies