An LSE blog as an online platform for researchers to share field research experiences. Supported by @LSESEAC Contact the editor @urbancommune for contribution

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The Field Research Methods Lab Blog welcomes new contributions from both established and early career researchers to share their hands-on fieldwork experiences. blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…

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šŸ“– Latest blog post published! @kreed_sea presents lessons learned from conducting in-person fieldwork during the pandemic in Southeast Asia. One key lesson is the immense advantage of being present in the local environment for understanding local contexts blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…

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šŸ—£ļø@AliceLittlePhD describes her experience of engaging with a local community youth group and how it represents the many voices of children and young people engaging in research. ā¬‡ļøRead more on SEAC Field Research Methods Lab blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…

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New open access edited volume: "COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: Insights for a post pandemic world" Edited by @urbancommune, Murray Mckenzie, & @dy_oh This title delivers an array of voices from the region with 30 contributors from or based in Southeast Asia press.lse.ac.uk/site/books/e…
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"Unless we see local staff occupying leading roles in the chain of knowledge production, it would make little sense to speak of a localisation and decolonisation of aid." Read @RitaAdelMohamm1's new post on the politics of knowledge production ā¬‡ļø blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…
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Undertaking qualitative research during the pandemic? @mlcpineda reflects on navigating the processes behind conducting in-depth interviews online Read about how Luisa Pineda from @MediaLSE adapted to her remote fieldwork on Filipino feminist activism. blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…
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"I could not shake the discomfort I felt at dissecting a method that I ultimately support and that is used for the explicit purpose of advancing women’s human rights" Read Amanda MuƱoz Gamage's reflections on feminist participatory action research here: bit.ly/3CQflK6
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COVID-19 upended many researchers’ plans, with in-person fieldwork no longer possible for many. Read about how Gray Brakke from @LSEGeography adapted to remote research on Vietnamese land politics. Read ā¬‡ļø: blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…

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"The inclusion of respondents in the research process through deliberative discourses, anchored in emancipation and reflexivity, may offer a more comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted issues of conflict and peace" Read Jonathan Eli Libut here: bit.ly/3pTt3ZT
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"Critical reflexivity is required for researchers to navigate the balance between the value of knowledge co-production and the effect of burdening participants." Read more on the Photovoice method from Dr. Yawei Zhao @ywei_z here: bit.ly/3BJRpbj

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Don't miss out on attending Dr Shanthi Thambiah's talk on migration governance, emotional connectivity and domestic workers in Indonesia and Malaysia this Wednesday 6th Oct at 12:00 UK BST. Register for the event here: bit.ly/3miTNiH
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The fate of vernaculars as a new lens to study tensions and dynamics in urban China, UC Berkeley lecturer @FangXu_SHtoSF shares her field research experiences. Read Dr. Xu's blog post here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…

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"For a short period of time, I thought perhaps digital entrepreneurship was so empowering that gender did not matter in the network era, particularly in metropolitan areas." Read more about in Luo Yiling's (@CUHKofficial) blog here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…
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For researchers interested in religious studies, this contribution by @nehakhetrapal from @JindalGlobalUNI presents a creative journey into the digital space, when the pandemic thwarted plans for entering into the ā€˜natural’ field blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…

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Replying to @nehakhetrapal
@nehakhetrapal from @JindalGlobalUNI discovered a new perspective to look at #religion while taking cognitive #ethnographic work into the digital sphere. Read the blog post in LSE Field Research Methods Lab: ow.ly/IlAW50FBjHS

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In this new post, Dr Kon Kim (@UniWestminster) discusses how he has managed to gain access to interlocutors operating between the state and citizens operating in South Korea’s urban regeneration projects. Read here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc… #gainingaccess #positionality #Seoul
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"When I intend to go beyond my known knowledge of the field... I find ethnographers’ reflexivity is more useful and insightful than knowledge positionality" Read more in Jason Yan's new post for the Field Research Methods Lab Blog: bit.ly/3vJLNKo
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Caught in the midst of COVID’s initial outbreak, Al Lim @al_l1m reflects on how he pivoted his methodology for his master’s dissertation towards a critical corpus-based analysis. Read more about it here: bit.ly/3iFCCrM
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What does it mean to conduct research in the midst of a military coup in Myanmar? @Morgane_Dsd from @SOASPolitics reflects on her positionality and experience in navigating security and ethics in constraining political environments. blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…

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What happens when you can’t follow local customs and protocols during your fieldwork? @jo_octavia shares her experience of adapting elite interviews in #Indonesia into phone interviews and building trust with her interlocutors during #COVID19 pandemic blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearc…

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