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Research, Ethics and Risk in the Authoritarian Field.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glasius, Marlies.
Other Authors: de Lange, Meta., Bartman, Jos., Dalmasso, Emanuela., Lv, Aofei., Del Sordi, Adele., Michaelsen, Marcus., Ruijgrok, Kris.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2017.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • About the Authors
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Why This Book
  • Who We Are
  • What Is the Authoritarian Field?
  • How We Experience Authoritarianism
  • Beyond 'Westerners' and 'Locals'
  • How We Wrote This Book
  • Who This Book Is For
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Entering the Field
  • Ethics Procedures
  • Gaining Entry: Permits and Visas
  • Constrained Choices
  • Not So Dangerous
  • And Yet It Can Be Dangerous
  • Assessing Risk in Advance
  • Going the Anthropologist Way
  • Encountering the Security Apparatus
  • Data Security Trade-Offs
  • Chapter Conclusion: Planning Ahead and Accepting Risk
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Learning the Red Lines
  • Hard Red Lines
  • Fluid Lines
  • Depoliticizing the Research
  • Wording
  • Getting Locals to Vet Your Wording
  • Behaviors
  • Shifting Red Lines-Closures
  • Shifting Red Lines-Openings
  • Chapter Conclusion: Navigating the Red Lines
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Building and Maintaining Relations in the Field
  • Building Connections
  • Local Collaborators
  • Refusals
  • Testing the Waters
  • Work with What You Have
  • Where to Meet
  • Triangulation, Not Confrontation
  • Sensitive Information
  • Being Manipulated
  • Doing Things in Return
  • Chapter Conclusion: Patience, Trust, and Recognition
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Mental Impact
  • Targeted Surveillance
  • Stress, Fear, and Paranoia
  • Betrayal and Disenchantment
  • Hard Stories
  • The Field Stays with Us
  • Attending to and Coping with Mental Impact
  • Pressure to Get Results
  • Positive Mental Impact
  • Chapter Conclusion: Talk About It
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Writing It Up
  • The Call for Transparency
  • Interviews with 'Ordinary People'
  • Interviews with 'Expert Informants'
  • Interviews with 'Spokespersons'
  • Protective Practices
  • Off-the-Record Information
  • Anonymity vs. Transparency.
  • Transparency About Our Practices, Not Our Respondents
  • A Culture of Controlled Sharing
  • Archiving Our Transcripts
  • Writing, Dissemination, and Future Access
  • Chapter Conclusion: Shifting the Transparency Debate
  • References
  • Dos and Don'ts in the Authoritarian Field
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 2 Entering the Field
  • Chapter 3 Learning the Red Lines
  • Chapter 4 Building and Maintaining Relations in the Field
  • Chapter 5 Mental Impact
  • Chapter 6 Writing It Up.

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