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The Palgrave Handbook of Social Fieldwork

The Palgrave Handbook of Social Fieldwork

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This handbook provides personal accounts of academic and professional researchers who have conducted long-term intensive ethnographic fieldwork in diverse social settings across the globe. The accounts cover a wide range of disciplines and are trans-regional, encompassing South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America. The book explores the challenges and ethical considerations faced by social researchers in the field and offers strategies for addressing them. It is valuable for readers interested in understanding methodological issues from a multidisciplinary and regional perspective.

Format: Hardback
Length: 462 pages
Publication date: 15 April 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG


This comprehensive handbook presents epistemologically and ontologically significant personal accounts from academic and professional researchers who have engaged in long-term, intensive, comprehensive, and ethnographic fieldwork across diverse social settings and regional contexts worldwide. The accounts span multiple disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, geography, political sciences, gender studies, forestry and environmental studies, economics, and international relations. Furthermore, these accounts are trans-regional, covering regions such as South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America. The book offers a holistic portrayal of the multifaceted challenges faced by social researchers while conducting fieldwork in various social contexts. It provides insights into both the contemporary challenges of fieldwork in the 21st century and the strategies employed to address and rectify them while adhering to ethical codes and the politics of fieldwork. By delving into methodological issues from a disciplinary and regional perspective, readers will gain valuable insights into the complexities of social research across time and spaces.

Weight: 893g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031136146
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023

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