Now in its fourth edition, this leading introduction to ethnography has been thoroughly
updated and substantially rewritten. The volume offers a systematic introduction to …

This article explores questions of reflexivity, positionality, identity, and emotion within the
process of ethnographic research. We reflect on our feelings of privilege and guilt in and …

The status of the insider and outsider is an important concept for cross-cultural and sensitive
research. In recent years, the concept of placement of the researcher has received much …

The role of emotions in qualitative research receives increasing attention. We argue for an
active rather than a reactive approach towards emotions to improve the quality of research; …

Thousands of surveys on rural livelihoods in developing countries are being done every
year. Unfortunately, many suffer from weaknesses in methods and problems in …

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BAAL BOOK PRIZE* Culture, Discourse, and the
Workplace brings new theoretical and methodological insights to the complex relationship …

Research and Fieldwork in Development explores both traditional and cutting edge
research methods, from interviews and ethnography to spatial data and digital methods …

Studies conducted by outsider researchers, who do not share the participants' culture,
language or other traits, are often complex. The positionalities of participants are rarely …

This article formulates field relationships in terms of a “partial trust” dynamic. This is
particularly relevant for conflict and postconflict settings in which respondents are secretive …

The article presents self-reflexive elaborations of negotiating 'outsider'positionalities as an
'insider'conducting a qualitative study of first-and-second-generation Nigerian diaspora …