Street children, criminological research and emotional labour: reflections from the field
The chapter considers the involvement of street children in criminological research by drawing on a 3-year case study in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The chapter reflects on the need to develop and utilise emotional labour as a key methodological tool for conducting research into crime and violence. The chapt...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Fieldwork experiences in criminology and security studies
Year: 2023, Pages: 207-221 |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Summary: | The chapter considers the involvement of street children in criminological research by drawing on a 3-year case study in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The chapter reflects on the need to develop and utilise emotional labour as a key methodological tool for conducting research into crime and violence. The chapter discusses the emotional labour utilised at 3 stages of the research process: before, during and after the completion of the study. I conclude by reflecting on the importance of emotional labour to engage participants, facilitate the research process and develop reflexivity. These reflections relate specifically to developing a more nuanced understanding of the victim–offender dichotomy, rooted within wider notions of constructions of childhood, and coloniality and my own positionality as a British scholar conducting research in Bangladesh. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 220-221 |
| ISBN: | 9783031415739 |
