Dangerous Fieldwork
Researchers sometimes work in settings which are potentially dangerous to their health and safety. For example, they can be vulnerable to violent confrontation, verbal abuse or infectious diseases. This volume explores the contexts, settings and situations which pose high physical risk to the fieldworker.
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- Full title :Dangerous Fieldwork.
Summary
Researchers sometimes work in settings which are potentially dangerous to their health and safety. For example, they can be vulnerable to violent confrontation, verbal abuse or infectious diseases. This volume explores the contexts, settings and situations which pose high physical risk to the fieldworker.
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- Publisher(s):SAGE Publications
- Language:eng
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781412983839, 1412983835, 9780803956612, 0803956614
- oclc:ocn972004212
- LC Classification:GN346
- Dewey Decimal:305.8
Table of Contents
1. Introduction. Danger and Willingness to Research. Accidents, Illness, and Mental Distress -- 2. Research on Violent Social Conflict. Access. Gatekeepers and Conflict. Insiders and Outsiders. Personal Safety. Simulation Methods. Ethnography and Espionage. Mishaps. Research and Counterinsurgency. Research Disutilization -- 3. Drug-Related Violence. Sponsors. Safety Zones. Relations With the Police -- 4. Gangs and Outlaws -- 5. Occupational Hazards -- 6. Sexual Harassment and Assault -- 7. Involuntary Research -- 8. Reducing Risk. Safety Awareness. Funding. Policy Issues. Field-Staffed Organizations. Training -- 9. Conclusion.
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