TY - JOUR
T1 - Foreign fieldworkers and native participants
T2 - A theory of method
AU - Jacques, Scott
AU - Lindegaard, Marie Rosenkrantz
AU - van Gelder, Jean-Louis
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Foreign fieldwork often comes with vast cultural differences between the researcher and participants. Such differences have implications for the success and findings of research. In this paper, we draw on our experiences doing fieldwork abroad to propose a theory ofmethod.We suggest that as cultural distance increases, what is communicated by a participant (1) increasingly reflects assumptions about the researcher's culture, (2) decreasingly reflects the participant's own culture, and (3) becomes more righteous. The paper concludes by using the proposed theory to suggest practical suggestions that criminologists may employ to improve their research abroad.
AB - Foreign fieldwork often comes with vast cultural differences between the researcher and participants. Such differences have implications for the success and findings of research. In this paper, we draw on our experiences doing fieldwork abroad to propose a theory ofmethod.We suggest that as cultural distance increases, what is communicated by a participant (1) increasingly reflects assumptions about the researcher's culture, (2) decreasingly reflects the participant's own culture, and (3) becomes more righteous. The paper concludes by using the proposed theory to suggest practical suggestions that criminologists may employ to improve their research abroad.
KW - Foreign fieldwork
KW - Pure sociology
KW - Theory of method
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960669482&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15564886.2011.581876
DO - 10.1080/15564886.2011.581876
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960669482
VL - 6
SP - 246
EP - 259
JO - Victims and Offenders
JF - Victims and Offenders
SN - 1556-4886
IS - 3
ER -