Covert research: the art, politics and ethics of undercover fieldwork

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Sage Publications 2017 LondonDescription: xi, 235 pISBN:
  • 978184903845
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.072 C2C6
Summary: Undercover research is an emotive and controversial field often equated with deception and transgression. Using classic examples and contemporary case studies this book challenges covert research’s dispersed place within the social sciences and rehabilitates its reputation as a powerful research method. Drawing in part on his own undercover research into the night-time economy of bouncers, the author explores the roots and evolution of covert research; his deft treatment of the fear and fascination within furtive fieldwork is grounded in the practicality of the methods and tools needed to conduct quality research in the field. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/node/53194/print
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Undercover research is an emotive and controversial field often equated with deception and transgression. Using classic examples and contemporary case studies this book challenges covert research’s dispersed place within the social sciences and rehabilitates its reputation as a powerful research method.

Drawing in part on his own undercover research into the night-time economy of bouncers, the author explores the roots and evolution of covert research; his deft treatment of the fear and fascination within furtive fieldwork is grounded in the practicality of the methods and tools needed to conduct quality research in the field.

https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/node/53194/print


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