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Researching with ‘Violent Actors’: Dangers, Responsibilities and Ethics

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posted on 2024-09-06, 05:27 authored by Joy Moncrieffe
It is difficult to understand people's stories if researchers do not go beyond the labelling and categorisation that is common in all contexts. Those who live outside inner?city communities in Jamaica often do not understand the loyalty that is shown by inner?city residents to actors whom outsiders dismiss as cruel and violent perpetrators. This briefing note reinforces the importance of delving beyond society's labels in order to effectively research why people think and act the way they do. Choosing to engage with violent offenders raises serious ethical issues, which researchers in Jamaica contemplated and responded to in diverse ways.

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Moncrieffe, J. (2009) Researching with ‘Violent Actors’: Dangers, Responsibilities and Ethics. IDS Bulletin 40(3): 97-99

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IDS Bulletin Vol. 40 Nos. 3

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© 2009 The Author. Journal compilation © Institute of Development Studies

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