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TY - JOUR
T1 - Research Relationships and Responsibilities
T2 - 'Doing' research with marginalised and vulnerable participants: Introduction to the Special Edition
AU - Von Benzon, Nadia Rosemary
AU - van Blerk, Lorraine
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Social and Cultural Geography on 05/07/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14649365.2017.1346199
PY - 2017/7
Y1 - 2017/7
N2 - For some decades now, human geography has sought to engage with the narratives of those deemed least powerful in society. This interest in the experiences of those who have traditionally been sidelined from political agendas has been part of move towards an increasingly critical approach to the social sciences, and ultimately as a way of using the academy as a tool for social justice. Researching the experiences of socially, politically and economically marginalised groups of people, is no longer a new endeavour. What is new, however, is the rapidity in the growth of interest of researchers seeking to engage with these populations, and the variety of the toolkit of methods, for research and analysis, available to support this engagement. Whilst this special edition seeks to draw out and explore a variety of novel approaches to research methods and practice, the particularly unique contribution presented by this publication is a candid exploration of the ethical challenges of engaging with populations identified as ‘vulnerable’ as expressed through the discussion of first-hand fieldwork experience.
AB - For some decades now, human geography has sought to engage with the narratives of those deemed least powerful in society. This interest in the experiences of those who have traditionally been sidelined from political agendas has been part of move towards an increasingly critical approach to the social sciences, and ultimately as a way of using the academy as a tool for social justice. Researching the experiences of socially, politically and economically marginalised groups of people, is no longer a new endeavour. What is new, however, is the rapidity in the growth of interest of researchers seeking to engage with these populations, and the variety of the toolkit of methods, for research and analysis, available to support this engagement. Whilst this special edition seeks to draw out and explore a variety of novel approaches to research methods and practice, the particularly unique contribution presented by this publication is a candid exploration of the ethical challenges of engaging with populations identified as ‘vulnerable’ as expressed through the discussion of first-hand fieldwork experience.
KW - Vulnerable
KW - responsibility
KW - ethics
KW - research methods
U2 - 10.1080/14649365.2017.1346199
DO - 10.1080/14649365.2017.1346199
M3 - Editorial
VL - 18
SP - 895
EP - 905
JO - Social and Cultural Geography
JF - Social and Cultural Geography
SN - 1464-9365
IS - 7
ER -