ABSTRACT

This edited collection explores issues that arise when researching "hard-to-reach" groups and those who remain socially excluded and marginalized in society, such as access, the use of gatekeepers, ethical dilemmas, "voice," and how such research contributes to issues of inclusion and social justice. The book uses a wide range of empirical and theoretical approaches to examine the difficulties, dilemmas and complexities surrounding research methodologies with particular groups. It emphasizes the importance of national and international perspectives in such discussions, and suggests innovative methodological procedures.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

Researching Marginalised Groups: Complexities and Dilemmas

part I|97 pages

Researching the Marginalised

chapter 1|13 pages

"Lost in a Mountain"

A Case Study of Research Tensions in a Chuj Maya Town

chapter 2|14 pages

Extremism, Community and Stigma

Researching the Far-Right and Radical Islam in Their Context

chapter 4|12 pages

"You Study People . . . That's Ugly!"

The Implications of Ethnographic Deceptions for the Ethnographer's Ethics

chapter 5|13 pages

Dilemmas, Deception and Ethical Decision-Making

Insights from a Transatlantic Ethnographer

chapter 6|15 pages

Examining and Exploring Issues of Power and Ethics in Researching Marginalised Youth 1

The Dilemmas of the Practitioner Researcher

chapter 7|14 pages

"Educated to Be Normal"

Listening to Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnoses

part II|75 pages

Difficulties and Dilemmas of Researching Marginalised Groups

chapter 8|10 pages

Immigrant Stories

The How, When and Where of Representation

chapter 10|15 pages

Positionality, Symbolic Violence and Reflexivity

Researching the Educational Strategies of Marginalised Groups

chapter 12|13 pages

"Revealing Too Much?"

Reflecting on Emotions in Research with South Asian Women

part III|89 pages

Towards a Theoretical Understanding of Researching Marginalised Groups

chapter 14|15 pages

"Hard to Reach" Groups in the Context of Arts and Social Sciences Research

Using Interchangeable Qualitative Methods as a Means of Understanding Identity

chapter 15|14 pages

Researching Gypsies and Their Neighbours

The Utility of the Stranger

chapter 16|14 pages

Institutional Power and the IRB

Saving Souls or Silencing the Other in International Field Work

chapter 17|13 pages

Rethinking Methodological Nationalism in Migration Research

Towards Participant Learning in Ethnography

chapter 19|5 pages

Conclusions