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Engaging refugees as researchers: ethics, challenges, successes

In: Handbook of Research Methods in Migration

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  • Evan Easton-Calabria

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To what extent do issues of consent and participation matter in situations where researchers are conducting research with refugees? This chapter sits within a growing body of literature that critically reflects on the methodologies, outcomes, ethics, and power relations of research with refugees. It takes an honest look at conducting qualitative research with refugees, highlighting some of the successes as well as challenges I have encountered over twelve years of leading and co-leading research in East Africa. This includes geographic and emotional distance to field sites and interview material, project delays, and asymmetry in life circumstances, all of which can often be overlooked in project planning and budgeting. I pay particular attention to the process of remote collaborative research with refugees, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Research initiatives seeking to improve the ‘ratio’ of refugees in research are presented, followed by some ethical reflections and recommendations for practice.

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  • Evan Easton-Calabria, 2024. "Engaging refugees as researchers: ethics, challenges, successes," Chapters, in: William L. Allen & Carlos Vargas-Silva (ed.), Handbook of Research Methods in Migration, chapter 20, pages 312-323, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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