The Art and Politics of Covert Research: Doing ‘Situated Ethics’ in the Field
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The Art and Politics of Covert Research: Doing ‘Situated Ethics’ in the Field
What is this about?
This article discusses the covert research relationship. Specifically, it explores the ethical dimensions of fieldwork with reference to a six-month covert ethnography of ‘bouncers’, in Manchester[1].
Why is this important?
The standard discourse on ethics is abstracted from the actual doing, which is a mediated and contingent set of practices.Traditionally, professional ethics has been centralized around the doctrine of informed consent with covert methodology being frowned upon and effectively marginalized as a type of ‘last resort methodology’[2].
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