• Login
    View Item 
    •   OpenDocs Home
    • Institute of Development Studies Research Repository
    • IDS Bulletin
    • 2022
    • Volumes 53
    • Volume 53. Issue 3
    • View Item
    •   OpenDocs Home
    • Institute of Development Studies Research Repository
    • IDS Bulletin
    • 2022
    • Volumes 53
    • Volume 53. Issue 3
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    The Distances that the Covid-19 Pandemic Magnified: Research on Informality and the State

    Thumbnail
    Download
    IDSB53.3_10.190881968-2022.129.pdf (486.6Kb)
    Date
    2022-07-29
    Author
    Araujo, Susana
    Afzal, Wajahat
    Chopra, Deepta
    Gallien, Max
    Javed, Umair
    Khan, Salman
    Khan Mohmand, Shandana
    Qureshi, Maha Noor
    Sohail, Shafaq
    van den Boogaard, Vanessa
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Impact
    Abstract
    What does research on informal sector workers and the state entail in the time of Covid-19? The pandemic has limited possibilities for in-person interactions and required adaptations in research approaches. These challenges are exacerbated when the subjects of the research are informal sector workers with limited access to technology and undefined spaces of work. In this article, we argue that the Covid-19 pandemic has magnified distances: between researchers located globally; between researchers and respondents; and between the state and people within informal employment. However, these distances also create new ways of working and opportunities for doing research. We discuss the challenges faced in the field, document the adaptations introduced to ensure robust research in difficult settings, and set out the limitations that remain. We also examine the ethical dimension of confronting dangerous misinformation related to the pandemic while conducting interviews, and the questions it raises about the distance between research and prescriptive advocacy in academia.
    URI
    https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/17568
    Citation
    Araujo, S. et al. (2022) 'The Distances that the Covid-19 Pandemic Magnified: Research on Informality and the State', IDS Bulletin 53.3: 111–28, DOI: 10.19088/1968-2022.129
    DOI
    10.19088/1968-2022.129
    Is part of series
    IDS Bulletin;53.3
    Rights holder
    © Institute of Development Studies 2022. © Crown Copyright 2022.
    Rights details
    https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    Sponsor
    Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
    Collections
    • Volume 53. Issue 3 [11]

    About OpenDocs | OpenDocs Policy | Help | Contact Us | Send Feedback | Disclaimer and Cookies
     

     

    Browse

    All of OpenDocsCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    About OpenDocs | OpenDocs Policy | Help | Contact Us | Send Feedback | Disclaimer and Cookies