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Dear all
I wonder if any of you have also encountered problems if working in health related fields of translating ethics requirements in health related work to ethnographic fieldwork, in overseas or Uk contexts?
I have several PhD students working in non UK contexts, where they feel the ethics requirements set down by a UK university are inappropriate, and one working with refugees in the UK who also has a strong perspective on this from experience. She is doing interviews rather than ethnographic observation, as the latter was not practical or appropriate for her study, but the respondents have been quite un-nerved by being presented with forms for signed consent and the like. Is this an issue of concern for others? We are thinking we may potentially organise a postgrad seminar to discuss the issues they are encountering, with a view to then writing some of it up for debate.
On 05/09/2012 15:23, "Gerald Mars" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear Cathy,
Two of my papers recount the difficulties of PO in hostile fields: They are.
2009 East End Warehouse: A case study of 'organisational capture' and Cultural Conflicts, Culture and Organization. Vol 15 No 3. Sep. 2009 pp. 237-256
2008 From the Enclave to Hierarchy - and on to Tyranny: the micro politics of a consultant's group Culture and Organization (14.4), Dec. 2008.
Cultural Theory is central to both
In addition, as you are interested in health policy you may be interested in my daughters' book, just out which uses CT (but not PO).
Sarah G. Mars, 'The Politics of Addiction : Medical Conflict and Drug Dependence in England since the 1960's. Palgrave, Macmillan
Apologies for being so Mars centrist!
Gerald Mars.
On 4 September 2012 20:44, McCourt, Christine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 12:16:49 +0100
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Subject: Observer exposure to unpleasant events: participant observation references query
Dear all,
I am an applied anthropologist making forays into the UK policy world, and have been hired by a health policy and research organisation to deliver a training session to their policy team on how to incorporate participant observation into policy research. Yippee. It will be an interesting encounter of two different thought groups, which I can report back to the list on. I am searching for up to date articles on:
Experiences of participant observation where the observer is exposed to negative, unpleasant and dangerous incidents, and how to avoid collusion.
Different strategies for analysing observational data, particularly from meetings.
I'd be most grateful if anyone has the time to point me to anything that springs to mind.
Thanks very much indeed.
Best wishes,
Cathy Baldwin
Dr Cathy Baldwin, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">http:[log in to unmask]>
Post Doctoral Associate,
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford
http://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/about-us/affiliates-emeriti-research-fellows/dr-cathy-baldwin/
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