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Defining an Ethics of Care in Fieldwork: Reflections on the Digital Turn

by: Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College (visit author’s website) Cliquea aquí para el artículo en espanol   I have a confession to make. I have been avoiding writing this post for a long time, because secretly, I worry that what I have to say about digital fieldwork will be discouraging, unhelpful, Read more…

By Digital Fieldwork, 3 weeksJanuary 17, 2023 ago
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Limits of control: Balancing convenience and security in digital field research

by: Jannis Grimm, INTERACT Center for Interdisciplinary Peace and Conflict Research, Freie Universität Berlin   Critical junctures such as the Covid-19 pandemic can disrupt hitherto unquestioned modes of research and thereby offer researchers a chance to break new ground. In fact, driven by the need to adapt, within a span Read more…

By Digital Fieldwork, 3 monthsNovember 9, 2022 ago
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Inequality and the Digital Turn in Research

by: Ato Kwamena Onoma, CODESRIA

As the COVID-19 outbreak spread to West Africa in early 2020, I took an interest in the scapegoating of returning Senegalese migrants based in Southern European countries by their fellow citizens in Senegal.

By admin, 10 monthsApril 13, 2022 ago
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Digital Fieldwork: Lessons Learned from Afghanistan

by: Mohammad Isaqzadeh, Princeton University

I arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 1st, 2020, to conduct two rounds of survey, studying the relationship between violence and religiosity. It was such a euphoric moment for me.

By admin, 11 monthsMarch 28, 2022 ago
"Pay Your Tax" sign in Lagos, Nigeria
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Digital Discussions: Hosting Focus Groups on Zoom

by: Nicole Wilson, MIT

Like many other PhD students in comparative politics, over the past year I have been trying to figure out how to make progress in my work without traveling. Most of my research is focused on Lagos, Nigeria, and I had planned to spend part of 2020 collecting data there.

By admin, 2 yearsApril 1, 2021 ago
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What are Reflections?

Original and experiential contributions of 1,000–2,500 words developed in a variety of media (photo essays, poems, artistic representation, audio, videos, prose, poetic, etc.) that consider “how-to” carry out, manage, or address challenges in conducting digital fieldwork; or offer intellectual reactions to the experience of conducting digital fieldwork.

Recent Reflections
  • Definición de una ética del cuidado en el trabajo de campo: Reflexiones sobre el giro digital February 6, 2023
  • Defining an Ethics of Care in Fieldwork: Reflections on the Digital Turn January 17, 2023
  • Limits of control: Balancing convenience and security in digital field research November 9, 2022
  • Facilitating and Producing Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned April 30, 2022
  • Inequality and the Digital Turn in Research April 13, 2022
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