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Navigating fieldwork politics, practicalities and ethics in the upland borderlands of northern Vietnam.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Bonnin, Christine |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | In this article, I detail and evaluate the negotiations I had to broker to conduct ethnographic research on marketplace vendors and trade in the upland borderlands of northern Vietnam. Working with the analogy of the numerous 'lines' I was constrained by, had to manoeuvre around, and at times crossed over, I begin with a discussion of the 'official lines' or state regulations imposed upon my research and how I worked with, or negotiated these limitations. I then reveal the important 'border guards' or gatekeepers, such as local state actors and also field assistants, who enabled or constrained access to informants in numerous different ways. I also highlight the logistical and practical lines that I had to accept and indeed, often draw, to accomplish my study. I conclude with a consideration of how friendships in the field drew me beyond the lines I had originally drawn around my research. These relationships furthered my anxiety over the possibilities for conducting research that ultimately contributes towards social justice in a constrained political setting such as that which presently characterises Vietnam. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2010.01423.x |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://wp.geog.mcgill.ca/seamassif/files/2014/09/Navigating-fieldwork-politics-practicalities-and-ethics-in-the-upland-borderlands-of-northern-Vietnam.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 20824941 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8373.2010.01423.x |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 51 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Journal | Asia Pacific viewpoint |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
