Violent research: the ethics and emotions of doing research with women in South Africa

Meth, P. and Malaza, K. (2003) Violent research: the ethics and emotions of doing research with women in South Africa. Ethics, Place and Environment, 6(2), pp. 143-159. (doi: 10.1080/1366879032000130786)

Abstract

The twin concepts of ethics and emotions are used in this paper to examine experiences of doing research on the topic of violence. Ethical questions are of significance when carrying out research which is potentially distressing to the research participant. Through field experiences in South Africa the author argues, however, that despite the growing concern among geographers over the ethical dimensions of their work, the implementation of ethically guided research practice is often less simple in reality. The concept of emotions is used to explore the less well examined issue of the impact of distressing research on the researcher and research assistants. The paper concludes that it is often difficult to separate out ethics from emotions.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Meth, Professor Paula
• Authors: Meth, P., and Malaza, K.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies
• Journal Name: Ethics, Place and Environment
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• ISSN: 1366-879X
• ISSN (Online): 1469-6703

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