Connecting Participant Observation Positions: Toward a Reflexive Framework for Studying Social Movements

被引：25

作者：

McCurdy, Patrick ^{[1
]}

Uldam, Julie ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ottawa, Dept Commun, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

[2] Copenhagen Business Sch, Dept Intercultural Commun & Management, Copenhagen, Denmark

来源：

FIELD METHODS | 2014年 / 26卷 / 01期

关键词：

participant observation; social movements; insider; ethnography; covert research; CHALLENGES; INSIDER;

D O I：

10.1177/1525822X13500448

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

In this article, we argue for the importance of considering participant observation roles in relation to both insider/outsider and overt/covert roles. Through combining key academic debates on participant observation, which have separately considered insider/outsider and overt/covert participant observation, we develop a reflexive framework to assist researchers in (1) locating the type of participant observation research; (2) identifying implications of participant observation for both the research and the subjects under study; and (3) reflecting on how one's role as participant observer shifts over the course of fieldwork and considering the implications of this. To illustrate these dynamics, we draw on two examples from our own ethnographic research experiences in direct action anticapitalist movements.

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页码：40 / 55

页数：16