movements in authoritarian contexts, generating better and fairer knowledge. This is part of a broader methodological reflection that looks at research methods as an integral part of a research project, not as a mere instrument for gathering evidences, and
In Anthropology of the Middle East
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- 01 Jun 2017
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- Research Article
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- 71–82
Research Methodology in Kurdish Studies
Interactions between Fieldwork, Epistemology and Theory
Mehmet Orhan
and cultures, creating a number of methodological and theoretical problems that need to be addressed. Addressing this issue is particularly relevant because of the twofold gap it creates, namely, the gap between theoretical studies and methodological
In Anthropology of the Middle East
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- 01 Mar 2020
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 1–19
Lamazhaa Chimiza
theory to the conditions of a given country in a particular historical period ( Iadov 2003: 16 ). A similar trend has spread in ethnography and anthropology since the 1990s and early 2000s, which has taken shape as indigenous methodology (see, e
Is anthropology legal?
Earthquakes, blitzkrieg, and ethical futures
Edward Simpson
to do other things, which have been characterized in many varied ways. Hastrup (2004) , for example, suggests anthropology is a kind of explanation beyond the truth of events themselves. Anthropology is not simply a methodological approach through
Phil Tattersall
(along the lines of post-normal science) where experts are called upon to cross-check or triangulate results. Methodological Foundation of CBA Community-based auditing (CBA) is an attempt to engage community members as active players in the planning and
Editorial
Reinventing Anthropological Topics
Soheila Shahshahani
future theme issue, and include them. What you have in this collection of articles cover age-old anthropology topics, but are totally new in perspective or topic or data. Mehmet Orhan's article is a critical study of methodology, theory, epistemology
Comparative Colonialism and Collections-Based Archaeological Research
Dig Less, Catalog More
Julia A. King
information available from a particular collection ( Faniel et al. 2013: 4 ). Collections-based research is uniquely positioned to inform contemporary fieldwork practices, leading to the development of improved standards and more rigorous methodologies
Courage and Obstinacy
Remembering a Frontrunner
Johanna Rolshoven
In German academic Volkskunde of the 1970s, scholar Ina-Maria Greverus was a pioneer in several realms. As a woman and feminist, she challenged the discipline’s gender order, including its hidden gendered epistemology; as an early reader of international cultural anthropology, she transgressed nationalistically confined horizons, and her methodological openness created space for new formats that challenged false assumption of scientific objectivity and neutrality.
In Anthropological Journal of European Cultures
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- 01 Mar 2018
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 13–19
Paul Sillitoe
This is an introduction to indigenous or local knowledge (IK) in development. After discussing problems of definition, various models to represent relations between, and structure enquiries into, different knowledge traditions are outlined, including the continuum and sphere representations. This discussion includes a summary of points that justify why agencies should seek better to incorporate consideration of local knowledge into development programmes; and sketches the several methodological issues that we have to address to take this work forwards. Finally, this introduction concludes with some comments on the work of the Durham Anthropology in Development (AID) group.
Development research
Convergent or divergent approaches and understandings of poverty? An introduction
John R. Campbell and Jeremy Holland
Is it possible or indeed desirable to combine qualitative, participatory and quantitative research methods and approaches to better understand poverty? This special section of Focaal seeks to explore a number of contentious, inter-related issues that arise from multimethod research that is driven by growing international policy concerns to reduce global poverty. We seek to initiate an interdisciplinary dialog about the limits of methodological integration by examining existing research practice to better understand the strengths and limitations of combining methods which derive from different epistemological premises. We ask how methods might be combined to better address issues of causality, and whether the concept of triangulation offers a possible way forward. In examining existing research we find little in the way of shared understanding about poverty and, due to the dominance of econometrics and its insistence on using household surveys, very little middle ground where other disciplines might collaborate to rethink key conceptual and methodological issues.