Becoming part of a temporary protest organization through embodied walking ethnography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2247018 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amanda J Lubit (0000-0003-3368-4018, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author), Devon Gidley (0000-0001-7465-9279, Queen's University Belfast) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-94 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Organizational Ethnography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2046-6749 • E-ISSN: 2046-6757 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/joe-08-2020-0033 |
| OpenAlex | W3111191471 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 46 |
PurposeThis paper explores the consequences of researching temporary protest organizations through embodied ethnography, paying attention to how, when and why a researcher takes sides.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employed embodied walking ethnography to study Lyra's Walk, a three-day, 68-mile protest walk held in May 2019 to advocate for peace in Northern Ireland. Data were primarily ethnographic, complemented by an analysis of social media, photos, videos and media coverage.FindingsFirst the authors argue that embodied walking ethnography can provide an inhabited understanding of organizing. The social, physical and emotional experiences of walking encourage researchers to identify more closely with participants and obtain a greater understanding of the phenomena studied. Second, the authors identify that methodological choice can have a greater impact on side-taking than either the conflict setting or organization researched.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper demonstrates the promise and consequences of using embodied walking ethnography to study a mobile organization. It further illustrates the nuances and challenges of conducting ethnography in a temporary protest organization.Originality/valueThe paper makes two contributions. The novel use of embodied walking ethnography to study temporary protest organizations can lead the research to become intertwined with the temporary organization during its process of organizational becoming. With the researcher's body acting as a research tool, their sensations and emotions impact data collection, interpretation and findings
Aesthetics · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Ethnography · Interpretation (philosophy · Media studies · Mile · Originality · Participant observation · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Anthropology · Management and Organizational Studies · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology
Social Movements and Prefigurative Organizing
On Organizational Becoming
A theory of the temporary organization
Protest and Self-Organization
Swift Trust and Temporary Groups
Routine divisions
Fieldwork on Foot
A researcher's tale
Telling Stories of the City
On temporary organizations
Thrilled by the discourse, suffering through the experience
The enduring field
Theorizing affective ethnography for organization studies
Allies Forging Collective Identity
A shared future
Negotiating the ground
A New Political Generation
An exploration of the emotional impact of organisational ethnography
Whose Side Are We On
Connecting Participant Observation Positions
Fieldwork in a furnace
An urban tour
Street Phenomenology
The Emotionality of Participation
Temporary organizing and permanent contexts
Historical narrative, mundane political time, and revolutionary moments
"The "Green Mile
Researching spatial practices through Commentated Walks
Insider or outsider? Exploring the fluidity of the roles through social identity theory
"Reclaiming "Anthropology
Ethnography in evolution
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |