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Insider/Outsider Issues for Development Researchers from the Global South

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ID5697216
AuthorsAisha Giwa (0000-0002-7223-9446, University of Sheffield, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume9
Issue6
Pages316-326
Publication date2015-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeography Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/gec3.12219
OpenAlexW1509597311
LanguageEN
Citations received35
References cited68

The insider/outsider dichotomy has been debated extensively, arguing for a more nuanced way of thinking about positionality. In this review article, membership roles of those with insider status will be expanded upon to include the ethical and methodological challenges and dilemmas faced by development researchers from the global South. This article argues for more critical thinking about difference or 'sub-identities' that grant the insider status. The discussion highlights experiences of researchers from the global South engaging with difference, shifting identities and expectations. This article concludes with some reflections on the limits of positionality and a need for more situated reflexivity

Economic geography · Epistemology · Geography · Global South · Insider · Political science · Reflexivity · Situated · Social science · Sociology · Law · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Science and Policy Research · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
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