Ethical Challenges and Practical Risks of Fieldwork Research in Development or Emergency Contexts

The bygone figure of the lonesome ethnologist settled for a long time in an exotic distant village is fading away. New generations of social anthropologists stay out of office for much shorter fieldwork periods in order to investigate issues concerning close or distant places or people. They pay sp...

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Autori principali: Ayimpam, Sylvie, Bouju, Jacky
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Anthropologie & développement 2016
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:The bygone figure of the lonesome ethnologist settled for a long time in an exotic distant village is fading away. New generations of social anthropologists stay out of office for much shorter fieldwork periods in order to investigate issues concerning close or distant places or people. They pay special attention to the diversity of local stakes and interests, to the multiplicity of opinions and understandings, to the complexity of other’s world. They do worry about the intercultural encount...