Researching in the Former Soviet Union: Stories from the Field

ISBN-13: 9780367699932 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 200 str.

Dall'agnola, Jasmin

Opis

Written for early-career scholars still in the planning stages of their research, this book explores some of the challenges researchers face when conducting fieldwork in the former Soviet region.

Spis treści

Preface. Introduction: The Challenges of Fieldwork in Post-Soviet Societies.  Part I: Stories from the Post-Soviet Field.  1.Understanding and Managing One’s Own Mistrust: The Value of Embodied Ethnography during Fieldwork in a Contested Postwar Polity.  2.Doing Fieldwork (Not Quite) at Home: Reflecting on an Expat’s Positionality in Lithuania.  3.A Woman of Her Word Prepared for the Worst: Researching Drug Trafficking in Kazakhstan.  Part II: Stories from the Hybrid Field.  4."Hanging Out" with the Boys: The Female Participant Observer in a Male-Dominated Group.  5.Balancing Diasporic Ties and Research: A Ukrainian-Canadian’s Reflection on Fieldwork in Ukraine.  Part III: Stories from the Digital Field.  6.Listening and Its Limits: Reflections on Fieldwork in/on Kyrgyzstan.  7.The Academic Lion Skin: Balancing Doctoral Research with Motherhood.  Afterword: Gaining Access to the Field