Understanding Global Development Research : Fieldwork Issues, Experiences and Reflections Hardback
Edited by Gordon Crawford, Lena Kruckenberg, Nicholas Loubere, Rosemary Morgan
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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 fieldworkWorking in dangerous environmentsGendered experiences of fieldworkResearching elitesConducting fieldwork with marginalised peopleFieldwork 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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
- Publication Date:09/02/2017
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- ISBN:9781473906662
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
- Publication Date:09/02/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781473906662