In Testing Times
Conducting an Ethnographic Study of UK Animal Rights Protesters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2642684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Upton (Liverpool John Moores University), Andrew J Upton (Liverpool John Moores University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 13-21 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Research Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5153/sro.2442 |
| OpenAlex | W2164625610 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
This article reflects upon the experience of conducting research into a UK-based, though internationally-renowned, animal rights group. The article firstly rationalizes the ethnographic research methodology used to approach Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC). Secondly, it describes the effect of unforeseen factors (from adverse media attention to ongoing criminal investigations) on the Author's ability to forge research relationships with informants within the movement, and how these challenges were overcome. Given the interdisciplinary focus of the project, this manuscript will be of interest to scholars wishing to investigate 'hard-to-reach' social groups, and particularly those who have written on reflexivity and power in research relationships
Animal rights · Criminology · Cruelty · Ethnography · Focus group · Media studies · Political science · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |