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Reflections and recommendations on transitioning from pre‐ to post‐disaster research

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Occasionally, events occur that disrupt ongoing fieldwork, forcing researchers to deal with, and adapt to, new realities. In this paper, we discuss how the 2015 Nepal earthquake – which occurred while we were conducting fieldwork in one of the affected areas – forced us to reassess our research agenda, profoundly affected our relationship with the community we had been working in, and evoked challenging ethical questions in respect to our obligations to our research participants.

Source: Area

DOI: 10.1111/area.12670

Authors: Nicholas Roxburgh, Umesh Pariyar, Heather Roxburgh, Lindsay C. Stringer

Institutions: University of Leeds, University of Stirling, University of York

Language: English

Topic: Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000

Funders: Research Councils UK, Economic and Social Research Council