Legal Intrusion and the Politics of Fieldwork
The Impact of the Brajuha Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2344161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mario Brajuha (corresponding author), Lyle Hallowell |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 454-478 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Life (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-3039 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0098303986014004005 |
| OpenAlex | W2079862539 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 2 |
Legal intrusion into the research process is an extreme threat to the viability of field research, but one that research experience shows need not be fatal. We explore the problem by describing and discussing Mario Brajuha's experiences in the legal system and at his research site when both federal and state prosecutors subpoenaed his testimony and field notes. After an account of the research and the long court battle over field note confidentiality that ensued, we discuss the impact of legal intrusion on Mario's fieldworker roles, scholarly identity, and social support network. The many temporary and lasting changes in the research wrought by legal intrusion are recounted, and the implications of the legal case for Mario, field researchers, and social scientists generally are discussed, with attention to issues of research practice, legal constraint, and ethical commitment
Battle · Confidentiality · Criminology · Field (mathematics) · Field research · Identity (music) · Intrusion · Legal process · Legal research · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Data Analysis and Archiving · Ethics in Clinical Research · History · Law · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
The Interview as Legacy
Strictly Confidential
Legal Issues in Acquiring Information about Illegal Behaviour Through Criminological Research
Ethics and Institutional Conflict of Interest
Researching paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland
Archaeological Destruction and Folklore
Anticipating Law
Inscribing the self
Going Boldly Where No One Has Gone Before? How Confidentiality Risk Aversion is Killing Research on Sensitive Topics
Should we Maintain or Break Confidentiality? The Choices Made by Social Researchers in the Context of Law Violation and Harm
Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst”
From the Field to the Courthouse
Ethics and Confidentiality
Protecting Research Confidentiality
Ethical and Legal Strategies for Protecting Confidential Research Information
A Clash of Methodology and Ethics in `Undercover' Social Science
The Problems of Researching Sensitive Topics
The ethics of deception in social research
Writing the Other, Inscribing the Self
Ethnographic experiences of participating in a correctional officer training program
Sociology and compelled disclosure
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,54 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2024 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |