ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the methodological approach of this research. Each of the four projects considered in this book examines a different aspect of the topic forced migration and sport using a distinct empirical approach. Methodologically, this study is located in the field of qualitative research. The methods applied (interviews, observations, and document analysis) are a systematic means to carry out basic human techniques to create knowledge: listening, observing, and reading. This section covers a non-exhaustive catalogue of approaches and studies that constitute the main references for developing the specific methodological design of each individual project. Primary data were mostly collected through narrative or expert interviews and participant or non-participant observations. Document analysis was the method applied to complement the information gathered through the other approaches or used as a standalone qualitative research method. In some cases, these three methods were applied separately and in other cases, they constituted approaches for carrying out ethnographic research.
