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Doing Cross-Cultural ResearchResearching Refugees: Methodological and Ethical Considerations

Doing Cross-Cultural Research: Researching Refugees: Methodological and Ethical Considerations [Research with refugees involves particular conceptual, ethical and methodological issues. In this chapter, we outline a number of approaches to refugee research. The merits and limitations of the dominant trauma approach are reviewed, noting the particular tendency of this approach to exclude indigenous forms of knowledge and understanding. We review the emergence of alternative or complementary approaches which strive to integrate qualitative and quantitative methodologies and emphasise a return to human experience and a deeper eco-social and cultural understanding of the refugee experience. One such methodology, interpretative phenomenological analysis is described in greater detail. We then extend our chapter to examine some of the ethical issues which emerge in refugee-related research. This section locates the research enterprise within the broader socio-political context of engaged research.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Doing Cross-Cultural ResearchResearching Refugees: Methodological and Ethical Considerations

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 34)
Editors: Liamputtong, Pranee

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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
ISBN
978-1-4020-8566-6
Pages
87 –101
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-8567-3_7
Publisher site
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Abstract

[Research with refugees involves particular conceptual, ethical and methodological issues. In this chapter, we outline a number of approaches to refugee research. The merits and limitations of the dominant trauma approach are reviewed, noting the particular tendency of this approach to exclude indigenous forms of knowledge and understanding. We review the emergence of alternative or complementary approaches which strive to integrate qualitative and quantitative methodologies and emphasise a return to human experience and a deeper eco-social and cultural understanding of the refugee experience. One such methodology, interpretative phenomenological analysis is described in greater detail. We then extend our chapter to examine some of the ethical issues which emerge in refugee-related research. This section locates the research enterprise within the broader socio-political context of engaged research.]

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: Researching refugee; Ethical issue; Methodological issue; Cultural understanding; Interpretative Phenomenology; Socio-political context of research; Sudanese refugee; Mental health

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