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Relational Dynamics of Conducting Field Research During a (Global) Pandemic

Relationale Dynamiken von Feldforschung während einer (globalen) Pandemie
[journal article]

Tekath, Miriam

Abstract

In der Covid19-Pandemie wurden viele Feldforschungsprojekte durch die zunehmende Komplexität ihrer methodologischen und ethischen Umsetzung weitgehend eingeschränkt oder angepasst. Trotz der langsam zunehmenden Debatten zur (Un)Möglichkeit von Feldforschung in dieser Zeit wurden die relationalen Dyn... view more

In der Covid19-Pandemie wurden viele Feldforschungsprojekte durch die zunehmende Komplexität ihrer methodologischen und ethischen Umsetzung weitgehend eingeschränkt oder angepasst. Trotz der langsam zunehmenden Debatten zur (Un)Möglichkeit von Feldforschung in dieser Zeit wurden die relationalen Dynamiken von Feldforschungsaktivitäten während der Pandemie noch nicht im Detail diskutiert. Ich beschäftige mich mit dieser Forschungslücke mithilfe von CLARKEs (2005) Situationsanalyse, mit der ich einen siebenmonatigen Feldforschungsaufenthalt im Senegal während der COVID-19-Pandemie reflektiere. Indem ich die Pandemie und mich selbst als Forschende als integralen Bestandteil der Situation betrachte, analysiere ich, wie diese von relationalen Dynamiken geprägt war, die auf unterschiedlichen lebensweltlichen Erfahrungen mit der Pandemie(politik) fußten. Darauf aufbauend zeige ich, wie das Aufeinandertreffen unterschiedlicher pandemiebezogener Erfahrungen mit Irritationen, Unsicherheiten, Scherzen, aber auch politisierten und konfliktiven Dynamiken einherging. Diese Einblicke sind elementar, um die relationalen Dynamiken von Feldforschung während einer lokal erlebten globalen Pandemie zu verstehen. Des Weiteren zeige ich in das analytische Potenzial der Situationsanalyse für eine reflexive Auseinandersetzung mit Feldforschung auf.... view less


In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, projects involving field research were largely restricted or modified due to the increasing complexity of their methodological and ethical realization. Despite the slowly increasing debates on the (im)possibility of field research during that time, the relati... view more

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, projects involving field research were largely restricted or modified due to the increasing complexity of their methodological and ethical realization. Despite the slowly increasing debates on the (im)possibility of field research during that time, the relational dynamics of field research activities during the pandemic have not yet been discussed in detail. I address this gap by using CLARKE's (2005) situational analysis to reflect on a seven-month field research stay in Senegal during the Covid-19 pandemic. By conceiving of the pandemic and myself as the researcher to be an integral part of the research situation, I analyze how the research situation was characterized by relational dynamics which were shaped by different lived realities of the pandemic (politics). Building on this, I show how the encounter of different pandemic-related experiences was accompanied by irritations, uncertainties and joking practices, but also politicized as conflictual dynamics in the research situation. These insights are crucial for understanding the relational dynamics of conducting field research during a global pandemic that was experienced locally. Furthermore, I provide insights into the analytical potential of using situational analysis for a reflexive engagement with field research.... view less

Keywords
field research; situation analysis; Senegal; epidemic; contagious disease

Classification
Research Design

Free Keywords
COVID-19-Pandemie; Covid-19 pandemic; Forschungsbeziehung; research relations

Document language
English

Publication Year
2024

Journal
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 25 (2024) 3

ISSN
1438-5627

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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