Research Beyond Borders Multidisciplinary Reflections

Name: Research Beyond Borders Multidisciplinary Reflections
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ISBN: 9780739143568

ISBN-10: 0739143565

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Authors: Lise-Hï¿½lï¿½ne Smith, Anjana Narayan, Mark Carey, Kristen Conway-Gomez, Jack Fong

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This collection draws insights from an interdisciplinary group of scholars who specialize in diverse methods ranging from ethnography, archival research, and oral histories, to quantitative data analysis and experiments used in the social sciences and humanities to reflect on the empirical, methodological, and practical implications of conducting research beyond one's national borders. The goal of this book is to help researchers contemplate existing orientations that dominate current research processes and consider the need for transnational multidisciplinary practices that remain aware of the inequalities which continually inform research practices. With this focus, this collection is…

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List price: $42.00
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 234
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.47" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Onto the Frontlines



Dialogues



History Lessons from an Indochinese Diary




From National Parks to National Archives: The Diplomacy of Research in Latin America




Studying Wild Spotted Hyenas in Kenya: Challenges and Implications




Insecurities



Methodological and Positional Considerations of Crisis Field Research: The Karen Revolution Example




Building Trust, Enhancing Research: Carrying out Fieldwork in Namibia




Cross-Cultural Research: Implications for Data Collection




Encumbrances



"You can't bring a child in here, this is a place where people come to do serious research work!": Negotiating Lone Motherhood and Fieldworker Identities




Serendipitous Treasures: Rethinking Archival Research in the Twenty-First Century




Negotiating the Politics of Conducting Research On Widows in India




Crossroads



Performative Approaches to Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Research




Counter-Movement: Researchers from Abroad and the Reconfiguration of the Research Location




Back from the Field: Positionality, Methodology, and Practice



Bibliography


About the Contributors


Index