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Doing Global Fieldwork - A Social Scientist's Guide to Mixed-Methods Research Far from Home (Hardcover)
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Doing Global Fieldwork - A Social Scientist's Guide to Mixed-Methods Research Far from Home (Hardcover)
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To do quality research, many social scientists must travel to
far-flung parts of the world and spend long stretches of time
living in places they find unfamiliar and uncomfortable. No matter
how prepared researchers think they are, everyone encounters
unexpected challenges in the course of their work in the field. In
Doing Global Fieldwork, the political scientist Jesse Driscoll
offers a how-to guide for social scientists who are considering
extended mixed-methods international fieldwork. He details the
major steps in fieldwork planning and execution, from creating a
plan, to what happens when political conditions throw up obstacles
to research, to distilling and writing up research findings upon
return. Driscoll emphasizes the ability to improvise and adapt
because in the field, ideas will shift, plans will change, and
something will inevitably go wrong. He offers a practical overview
of the types of psychological and physical preparation,
professionalization, and self-presentation that social scientists
conducting research abroad need to prioritize. Driscoll describes
the challenges that arise when working in difficult settings, such
as war zones, areas of contested sovereignty, and volatile
nondemocratic states. He explores the practical and ethical
considerations for data collection in these unique situations,
including whether and how much to reveal about one's research and
common psychological harms associated with fieldwork. Doing Global
Fieldwork is an up-to-date methodological guide for graduate
students and social science researchers of all stripes who need
blunt, no-nonsense advice about how to make the best of their time
in the field.
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