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(Dis)trusted outsiders: conducting ethnographic research on prison settings

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: This article aims to contribute to the growing body of literature that critically reflects on the practical, ethical and relational challenges raised by conducting research in prison. Basing our work on three different studies developed in Portuguese prison settings, we develop an intersectional understanding of building (dis)trust in prison settings by reflecting upon researchers’ characteristics and relational dynamics with people in the field, whether they are professionals or prisoners.

Source: Etnografica

DOI: 10.4000/etnografica.8678

Authors: Sílvia Gomes, Rafaela Granja

Institutions: Florida State University, Centre for Research in Anthropology, Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade, Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais, University of Minho

Language: English

Topic: Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3042898242

FWCI: 1.371

Cites: 43

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10