Democratization and Research
Can Ethnography Save Itself
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5948009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nadine Levin (0000-0002-8175-0465, San Francisco Digital and Data Services) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 2024 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-111 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference Proceedings (CONFERENCE) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1559-890X • E-ISSN: 1559-8918 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/epic.12197 |
| OpenAlex | W4407381467 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
With a strategic analysis of the push to "democratize" research-to open the research practice to non-researchers-this paper charts a path to shape the future value and practice of ethnography. While democratization debates often focus on concerns that it will take jobs away from trained researchers, I focus instead on what democratization looks like in practice and why it is appealing to organizations. I argue that democratization is a window into the changing knowledge practices, value systems, and organization of labor in modern tech environments. Through this lens, I lay out concrete ways ethnographers can have more agency and long-term influence in our evolving organizational and business contexts
Democracy · Democratization · Ethnography · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Law
Ethnography and the Corporate Encounter
Generalizability in qualitative research
Design thinking and UX
Eco-Ethnography and Citizen Science
Leveling Up Your Research and Research Operations
Session 1 - Reflecting our roles, skills and ethics Hiroshi Tamura (Hakuhoda, Japan), Curator
A Perfect Storm? Reimagining Work in the Era of the End of the Job
Designing Good Jobs
Ethnographic Agency in a Data Driven World
Empowering Communities
From UI to UX
Tracing the Arc of Ethnographic Impact
From Field to Office
The Real Problem
How Does One "Open" Science? Questions of Value in Biological Research
Epistemic Cultures
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |