role. The information sheet, translated into Spanish and Arabic, gave participants a sense of security. At the same time, the formality of the consent form also gave participants a sense of control and a guarantee of anonymity ( Mason 2002 ; Valentine
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Lessons from Refugees
Research Ethics in the Context of Resettlement in South America
Marcia Vera Espinoza
Fashioning Masculinities through Migration
Narratives of Romanian Construction Workers in London
Alexandra Urdea
separation of local (English) and Romanian cultures, which allows for a certain level of anonymity in work relationships—even when the Romanians are part of Romanian migration networks. While abroad and away from the “home” social context, taking on work
Heather Wurtz and Olivia Wilkinson
organizations in question, as recipients of services from the organization, these research participants may have been reluctant to express discontent for diverse reasons. We have maintained participant anonymity and confidentiality in order to mitigate the risk
Undoing Traceable Beginnings
Citizenship and Belonging among Former Burundian Refugees in Tanzania
Patricia Daley, Ng’wanza Kamata, and Leiyo Singo
suspicious of our research, even when we promised anonymity. Consequently, we did not record interviews, but tried as practically as possible to take detailed notes during and after the sessions. The remainder of this article is structured into two main
Refugee Hospitality Encounters in Northern Portugal
“Cultural Orientations” and “Contextual Protection”
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initiated in April 2016 that focuses on the encounters between refugees, asylum seekers, and local host institutions across three towns in northern Portugal. The names of the towns, institutions, and individuals have all been codified to safeguard anonymity
Re/Making Immigration Policy through Practice
How Social Workers Influence What It Means to Be a Refused Asylum Seeker
Kathryn Tomko Dennler
to a referral to social services are so particular to the individual that it may become difficult to relate them while maintaining anonymity. There may be other risks to revealing this information that are difficult to anticipate. “Ethnographic work
Ivi Daskalaki and Nadina Leivaditi
sincere about the aims and objectives of the research, and worked within a framework of guaranteeing interviewees’ anonymity and confidentiality. These principles and this framework were essential as we requested and obtained access to our research sites