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Challenging divisions: Exploring the intersections of ethnography and intervention in IS research

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: The relation between ethnographic techniques and systems development has been debated for some time within the field of Information Systems (IS). This special issue contributes to the debate by presenting a collection of papers that rework this link and the very distinction between ethnography and intervention. In these seven papers, a number of authors from various backgrounds reflect upon ethnographic fieldwork as a particular style of intervention. The papers regard describing the field and changing it as interwoven rather than separate practices. With this special issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems we aim to further enhance the ongoing debate concerning the appropriateness of ethnography in IS research.

Source: Journal of the Association for Information Systems

Authors: Jens Kaaber Pors, Dixi Louise Henriksen, Brit Ross Winthereik, Marc Berg

Institutions: Roskilde University, Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Language: English

Topic: Information Systems Theories and Implementation

Subfield: Management Information Systems

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W190880207

FWCI: 1.238

Cites: 32

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10