Rivetti, Paola ORCID: 0000-0002-1794-0504 (2017) Methodology matters in Iran researching social movements in authoritarian contexts. Anthropology of the Middle East, 12 (1). pp. 71-87. ISSN 1746-0719
Abstract
How can scholars conduct fieldwork in an authoritarian environment,
engaging ‘dangerous’ topics such as social movements in Iran? How can they
overcome the limitations imposed by the authoritarian state and win the trust of
activists? This article reflects on the knowledge that scholars produce under such
difficult circumstances, arguing that the deployment of non-mainstream research
practices and methods can benefit the scholarship, exposing under-studied and
overlooked aspects of the topic investigated. More specifically, the article elaborates
on how methodological choices inform the knowledge we produce and how they
can therefore be used to overcome structural limitations generating innovative and
fairer scholarship.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Fieldwork; Iran; activism, co-research; methodology; social movements |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Political science |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government |
Publisher: | Berghahn Journals |
Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.3167/ame.2017.120106 |
Copyright Information: | © 2017 Berghahn Journals |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
Funders: | Irish Research Council (grant ID REPRO/2015/33) |
ID Code: | 23156 |
Deposited On: | 10 Apr 2019 13:54 by Paola Rivetti . Last Modified 23 Mar 2023 13:37 |
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