Researching Gangs: How to Reach Hard-to-Reach Populations and Negotiate Tricky Issues in the Field

Researching hard-to-reach populations which operate in spheres of illegality and violence is impacted by issues of rivalry, territorial inaccessibility, and distrust, as well as ethical and moral concerns. In this article I discuss the difficulties faced by female researchers carrying out fieldwork...

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Published in:	Forum: Qualitative Social Research
Main Author:	Janina Pawelz
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	FQS 2017-11-01
Subjects:	gangs gender safety dangerous fieldwork qualitative research violence conflict Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean grounded theory methodology expert interviews comparative case studies
Online Access:	http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/2878