You Are Kind of Like One of Us
Exploring Researcher Positioning in Studying Community-Based Health Promotion Interventions Among Social Housing Residents of Danish, Turkish and Pakistani Origin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4645296 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abirami Srivarathan (0000-0002-6408-9185, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 599-608 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10497323211067523 |
| PMID | 34965783 |
| OpenAlex | W4200007051 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 26 |
The practice of qualitative research demands reflexivity throughout the entire research process, with special attention directed towards researcher positioning. In this article, I explore how aspects and characteristics of my social situation positioned me contrary to my expectations regarding researcher positioning. I draw on individual interviews, focus group discussions and field notes about community-based health promotion interventions among residents of Danish, Turkish and Pakistani origin in a deprived social housing area in Denmark. Rather than insider-outsider positioning, the concept represented by the term 'halfie' unfolds the complexity of my researcher positioning: less minority ethnic than the residents of Turkish and Pakistani origin and less Danish than the residents of Danish origin, but similar to both, being a descendant of Sri Lankan Tamil origin brought up in a Danish social housing area. Finally, I present methodological and ethical implications of being a halfie in the context of qualitative health research
Danish · Ethnic group · Focus group · Geography · Insider · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Tamil · Turkish · Gender Studies · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology
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Gender, identity and experience
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |