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Making empowering choices: how methodology matters for empowering research participants

Methodologische Beiträge zum empowerment von Forschungsteilnehmer/innen
[journal article]

Ross, Karen

Abstract

In diesem Beitrag befasse ich mich mit dem Beitrag methodologischer Entscheidungen für das Empowerment von Forschungsteilnehmer/innen. Ich setze mich hierzu zum einen mit Interaktionen im Forschungsprozess auseinander, zum anderen mit methodologischen Entscheidungen, die Forschende im Verlauf der Un... view more

In diesem Beitrag befasse ich mich mit dem Beitrag methodologischer Entscheidungen für das Empowerment von Forschungsteilnehmer/innen. Ich setze mich hierzu zum einen mit Interaktionen im Forschungsprozess auseinander, zum anderen mit methodologischen Entscheidungen, die Forschende im Verlauf der Untersuchung treffen. In beiden Fällen sind Letztere zentral für Freiräume, die für Forschungsteilnehmer/innen entstehen können. Rückgreifend auf Beispiele aus einem Projekt mit früheren Teilnehmenden israelisch-palästinensischer Begegnungen in Israel arbeite ich Momente des Empowerment heraus, bei denen methodologische Wahlen halfen, traditionelle Machtbalancen in der Forschungsdynamik zu stören, zeige aber auch potenzielle Grenzen hierfür, die für die meisten Forschungsvorhaben charakteristisch sind.... view less


In this article, I explore methodological approaches to the research process that can potentially empower research participants. I examine empowerment as it arises in the context of specific interactions between researcher and participant within the research process, as well as more broadly as it en... view more

In this article, I explore methodological approaches to the research process that can potentially empower research participants. I examine empowerment as it arises in the context of specific interactions between researcher and participant within the research process, as well as more broadly as it encompasses choices made by researchers about their broader methodological approach. I suggest that in both cases, choices about methodology are central to creating spaces for participant empowerment. Drawing on examples from a project conducted with former participants in a joint Jewish-Palestinian encounter initiative in Israel, I highlight the potential for moments of empowerment when methodological choices disrupt traditional power imbalances in the research dynamic, but also address the limitations of these moments that are inherent in most research endeavors.... view less

Keywords
social relations; empowerment; research; interaction; interview; methodology; power; scientist; participant

Classification
Research Design

Document language
English

Publication Year
2017

Page/Pages
17 p.

Journal
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 18 (2017) 3

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-18.3.2791

ISSN
1438-5627

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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