Covert Research

The Art, Politics and Ethics of Undercover Fieldwork

AvDavid Calvey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Undercover research is an emotive and controversial field often equated with deception and transgression. Using classic examples and contemporary case studies this book challenges covert research’s dispersed place within the social sciences and rehabilitates its reputation as a powerful research method.

Drawing in part on his own undercover research into the night-time economy of bouncers, the author explores the roots and evolution of covert research; his deft treatment of the fear and fascination within furtive fieldwork is grounded in the practicality of the methods and tools needed to conduct quality research in the field.

Packed with learning-by-example tips, this book shows that with critical imagination and proper ethical foundations, covert research could be a great addition to your methodological toolkit.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-04-12
Mått:170 x 240 x 19 mm
Vikt:590 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781849203838

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

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Dr. David Calvey is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Prior to working at MMU, he held teaching and research positions at the University of Manchester, Liverpool John Moores University, The Open University, and was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Queensland. His publications and research interests span ethnography, covert research, humour studies, martial arts, ethnomethodology, organizational creativity, private security, and the night-time economy. He is a member of the British Sociological Association (BSA) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). His recent book is Covert Research: The Art, Politics and Ethics of Undercover Fieldwork (2017), SAGE.

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David Calvey demonstrates that covert research is not an aberrant research method but a substantial analytical tradition in sociology and neighbouring disciplines that has long yielded significant insights into social life. This timely volume will give social scientists a pause for thought.

Innehållsförteckning

What is covert research?Early roots of covert researchDebates about covert researchThe classic exemplars in covert researchDoing covert research in the social sciencesA covert case study of bouncers in the Manchester night-time economyA revival in covert researchConclusions