Rules Of The Road: Doing Fieldwork And Negotiating Interactions With Hesitant Public Figures

Keywords

entering the field; ethnographic boundaries; fieldwork; hesitant participants; interviewing; positionalities

Abstract

In this article, we address negotiating interactions with hesitant participants who are public figures, yet do not traditionally fit within the category of the advantaged. We target new field researchers and rusty veterans by offering an applied approach to: (1) preparing for the field; (2) managing interactions with hesitant participants via finding common ground while drawing lines, connecting with key informants, and expanding on public information; and (3) working through failed interviews. We discuss the importance of power relationships, positionality, and ethical standards, particularly in relation to negotiating similarities and differences between researchers and participants.

Publication Date

8-1-2016

Publication Title

Qualitative Research

Volume

16

Issue

4

Number of Pages

392-410

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794115587392

Socpus ID

84978880842 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84978880842

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