On the trail of the global green bean

Methodological Considerations in Multi-Site Ethnography

Bibliographic Data

ID4262882
AuthorsSusanne Freidberg (0000-0001-5916-8519, Dartmouth College, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume1
Issue4
Pages353-368
Publication date2001-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1471-0374.00020
OpenAlexW2105598307
LanguageEN
Citations received39

The need to demystify and 'ground' globalization has spurred many calls for multi-site fieldwork. This article discusses how such fieldwork was used to examine the contemporary restructuring of fresh food commodity chains between Africa and Europe, at a time of increasing European concerns about food safety and quality. Drawing on convention theory and actor-network theory for conceptual guidance, qualitative fieldwork was conducted at sites of production, import and export in 'anglophone' (Zambia-London) and 'francophone' (Burkina Faso-Paris) commodity chains. The article also discusses the challenges posed by multi-site research, especially in realms where secrecy and deception are standard tools of the trade

Business · Commodity · Commodity chain · Convention · Deception · Economics · Economy · Epistemology · Ethnography · Globalization · Political science · Production (economics · Quality (philosophy · Regional science · Restructuring · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Law

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