Researching in the former Soviet Union : stories from the field
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Researching in the former Soviet Union : stories from the field
（BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies / series editor, Richard Sakwa, 150）
Routledge, 2023
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Written for early-career scholars still in the planning stages of their research, this book explores some of the challenges researchers face when conducting fieldwork in the former Soviet region. It addresses key questions, including: What difficulties do scholars, especially females, encounter when researching in the region? How does an early-career scholars' positionality - especially their nationality, ethnicity, and sexuality - contribute to their experiences of inclusion, exclusion, and access while conducting fieldwork? How do early-career scholars navigate issues of personal safety in the field? How do junior academics successfully conduct high-risk research? The book includes contributors from both the region and Western countries, paying particular attention to the ways researchers' subjectivities shape how they are received in the region, which, in turn, influence how they write about and disseminate their research. The book also explores ways to continue research away from the field through the use of digital methods when physical access is not possible.
Table of Contents
Preface. Introduction: The Challenges of Fieldwork in Post-Soviet Societies. Part I: Stories from the Post-Soviet Field. 1.Understanding and Managing One's Own Mistrust: The Value of Embodied Ethnography during Fieldwork in a Contested Postwar Polity. 2.Doing Fieldwork (Not Quite) at Home: Reflecting on an Expat's Positionality in Lithuania. 3.A Woman of Her Word Prepared for the Worst: Researching Drug Trafficking in Kazakhstan. Part II: Stories from the Hybrid Field. 4."Hanging Out" with the Boys: The Female Participant Observer in a Male-Dominated Group. 5.Balancing Diasporic Ties and Research: A Ukrainian-Canadian's Reflection on Fieldwork in Ukraine. Part III: Stories from the Digital Field. 6.Listening and Its Limits: Reflections on Fieldwork in/on Kyrgyzstan. 7.The Academic Lion Skin: Balancing Doctoral Research with Motherhood. Afterword: Gaining Access to the Field
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