Definición de una ética del cuidado en el trabajo de campo: Reflexiones sobre el giro digital
Tengo una confesión que hacer. Había estado evitando escribir esta publicación por un largo tiempo, porque secretamente, me preocupa que lo que tengo que decir sobre el trabajo de campo digital sea desalentador, inútil o parezca.Pero como etnógrafo político comprometido con la transparencia y la apertura reflexiva, sé que tenemos que hablar de posicionalidad y […]
Defining an Ethics of Care in Fieldwork: Reflections on the Digital Turn
I have a confession to make. I have been avoiding writing this post for a long time, because secretly, I worry that what I have to say about digital fieldwork will be discouraging, unhelpful, or come off as snobbish. But as a political ethnographer committed to transparency and reflective openness, I know we have to […]
Limits of control: Balancing convenience and security in digital field research
Critical junctures such as the Covid-19 pandemic can disrupt hitherto unquestioned modes of research and thereby offer researchers a chance to break new ground. In fact, driven by the need to adapt, within a span of two years, some social scientists have gotten accustomed to an entirely new (and largely digital) research ecology full of […]
Inequality and the Digital Turn in Research
As the COVID-19 outbreak spread to West Africa in early 2020, I took an interest in the scapegoating of returning Senegalese migrants based in Southern European countries by their fellow citizens in Senegal.
Digital Fieldwork: Lessons Learned from Afghanistan
I arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 1st, 2020, to conduct two rounds of survey, studying the relationship between violence and religiosity. It was such a euphoric moment for me.
Digital Discussions: Hosting Focus Groups on Zoom
Like many other PhD students in comparative politics, over the past year I have been trying to figure out how to make progress in my work without traveling. Most of my research is focused on Lagos, Nigeria, and I had planned to spend part of 2020 collecting data there.