ABSTRACT
Field research in security studies is often particularly difficult, and so before the question of clarity or sufficiency can be engaged, researchers must gain access to the actual professional field. Building on the literatures on the role of security experts (Eriksson 1999a, 1999b, Goldman 1999, Wæver 1999, Williams 1999) and autobiography in IR (Inayatullah 2010), this chapter describes how I engaged the Canadian aviation security field, my accreditation as an expert in aviation security, and some of the consequences of those engagements.
