Secrecy and methods in security research : a guide to qualitative fieldwork

Author(s)

• Goede, Marieke de
• Bosma, Esmé
• Pallister-Wilkins, Polly

Bibliographic Information

Secrecy and methods in security research : a guide to qualitative fieldwork

edited by Marieke de Goede, Esmé Bosma and Polly Pallister-Wilkins

Routledge, 2020

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• Introduction : navigating secrecy in security research / Esmé Bosma, Marieke de Goede and Polly Pallister-Wilkins
• Interlude : rigorous research in critical security studies / Can E. Mutlu
• The problem of access : site visits, selective disclosure, and freedom of information in qualitative security research / Oliver Belcher and Lauren Martin
• The state is the secret : for a relational approach to the study of border and mobility control in Europe / Huub Dijstelbloem and Annalisa Pelizza
• Postsecrecy and place : secrecy research amidst the ruins of an atomic weapons research facility / William Walters and Alex Luscombe
• Navigating difficult terrain / Alexandra Schwell
• Accessing lifeworlds : getting people to say the unsayable / Jonathan Luke Austin
• Research dilemmas in dangerous places / Fairlie Chappuis and Jana Krause
• Writing secrecy / Brian Rappert
• Gender, ethics and critique in researching security and secrecy / Marijn Hoijtink
• (In)visible security politics : reflections on photography and everyday security landscapes / Jonna Nyman
• The black box and its dis/contents : complications in algorithmic devices research / Till Straube
• Multi-sited ethnography of digital security technologies / Esmé Bosma
• Researching the emergent technologies of state control : the court-martial of Chelsea Manning / Sarah M. Hughes and Philip Garnett
• Searching for the smoking gun? Methodology and modes of critique in the arms trade / Anna Stavrianakis
• Critical engagement when studying those you oppose / Erella Grassiani
• Secrecy vignettes / Marieke de Goede
• Research ethics at work : account-abilities in fieldwork on security / Anthony Amicelle, Marie Badrudin and Samuel Tanner
• Material guides in ethically challenging fields : following deportation files / Lieke Wissink

Description and Table of Contents

Description

first book to explore questions of secrecy in research design and fieldwork methodology assesses, discusses and analyses the challenges of secrecy in qualitative security research includes discussion of examples and best- or worst-practice experiences from researchers in qualitative security research there is a growing interest in research methods in critical security studies and this fills a niche in that field features many leading scholars in the field of critical security

Table of Contents

• Introduction: navigating secrecy in security research, Interlude: rigorous research in critical security studies, PART 1: Secrecy complexities
• Section I: Secrecy, silence and obfuscation, 1. The problem of access: site visits, selective disclosure, and freedom of information in qualitative security research, 2. The state is the secret: for a relational approach to the study of border and mobility control in Europe, 3. Postsecrecy and place: secrecy research amidst the ruins of an atomic weapons research facility, Section II: Access, confidentiality and trust, 4. Navigating difficult terrain, 5. Accessing lifeworlds: getting people to say the unsayable. 6. Research dilemmas in dangerous places, PART 2: Mapping secrecy, Section III: Reflexive methodologies, 7. Writing secrecy, 8. Gender, ethics and critique in researching security and secrecy, 9. (In)visible security politics: reflections on photography and everyday security landscapes, Section IV: Ethnographies of technologies, 10. The black box and its dis/contents: complications in algorithmic devices research, 11. Multi-sited ethnography of digital security technologies, 12. Researching the emergent technologies of state control: the court-martial of Chelsea Manning, PART 3: Research secrets, Section V: Critique and advocacy, 13. Searching for the smoking gun? Methodology and modes of critique in the arms trade, 14. Critical engagement when studying those you oppose, 15. Secrecy vignettes, Section VI: Research ethics in practice, 16. Research ethics at work: account-abilities in fieldworkon security, 17. Material guides in ethically challenging fields: following deportation files, Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BC01976175
• ISBN:
  • 9780367027247
• LCCN: 2019014050
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Abingdon
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 312 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JF1525.S4
  • DC23 : 001.4/33
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Official secrets -- Research -- Methodology
  • LCSH : Confidential communications -- Research -- Methodology
  • LCSH : Security systems -- Research -- Methodology
  • LCSH : Secrecy