A side-by-side methodological approach

Shared experience, informality and adaptation

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ID2404239
AuthorsEric Lepp (0000-0002-7906-524X, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume23
Issue5
Pages1203-1221
Publication date2023-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-7941 • E-ISSN: 1741-3109
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/14687941221096604
OpenAlexW4225009018
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited56

In shifting environments common to peace and conflict research, methodological grounding is rooted in the fluctuating roles undertaken by the researcher through time and space as one seeks a worldview that is experienced by research participants. This article introduces a side-by-side methodological approach, which developed through research of cross-community interaction amongst ice hockey supporters in Belfast. Influenced by qualitative research that sought to access local voices, this article moves from conceptual guidance and planning into the stands of the SSE Arena, where interviews were conducted with the person in the seat beside the researcher during ice hockey games. In doing so, this immersive methodology offers a contribution to unearthing unheard voices in this oft-studied region through the opportunity to make connection that was unscripted, aided by the informality of the research setting and the limited face-to-face interaction

Common ground · Great Rift · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Migration, Health and Trauma · Peacebuilding and International Security · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

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