A Zone for Deliberation? Methodological Challenges in Fields of Political Unrest

Autor/inn/en	Westrheim, Kariane; Lillejord, Solvi
Titel	A Zone for Deliberation? Methodological Challenges in Fields of Political Unrest
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 5 (2007) 3, S.373-385 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-2103
DOI	10.2304/pfie.2007.5.3.373
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Foreign Countries; Geographic Isolation; National Standards; Stranger Reactions; Social Science Research; Political Issues; Comprehension; Inferences; Cognitive Processes; Quality of Life; Social Problems; Cultural Pluralism; Communication (Thought Transfer); Perspective Taking; Trust (Psychology); Power Structure; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Ausland; Fremdenprüfung; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Politischer Faktor; Verstehen; Verständnis; Inference; Inferenz; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Lebensqualität; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Kulturpluralismus; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Zukunftsperspektive; Türkei
Abstract	This article outlines certain problems and challenges facing the qualitative researcher who enters fields that are either extremely difficult to access or potentially hostile towards outsiders. Problems and dilemmas in such contexts are highlighted by reference to fieldwork research among PKK (Kurdistan Worker's Party) guerrillas in North Kurdistan, Turkey. The article is part of a larger study on knowledge production and identity development in the PKK. The theoretical foundation draws on the Freirian tradition that is also labelled emancipatory or liberating research. The article discusses challenges within this particular line of research and presents the idea of a "zone for deliberation" as a potential arena for developing intersubjective understanding in cases when the experiences of informants and interviewer are culturally and politically diverse. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10