Doing Research on Sensitive Topics in Political Science: Studying Organised Criminal Groups in Cape Town

Autor:	Derica Lambrechts
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Research design Research ethics Government Sociology and Political Science Process (engineering) Political Science and International Relations Field research Secondary research Engineering ethics Sociology Organised crime Social science Social control
Zdroj:	Politikon. 41:249-265
ISSN:	1470-1014 0258-9346
DOI:	10.1080/02589346.2014.905257
Popis:	This article provides a review of the method and approach of a study done on a research topic in the field of Political Science, namely the impact of organised criminal groups on social control by the state. Research can be regarded as the production of knowledge and the research process is the roadmap or guide used in order to produce knowledge about a specific topic under consideration. As a result of the sensitive nature of the research subject, particular care was taken in designing the research process that guided the study. This article offers an explanation of the specific research design and research methodology selected in order to analyse the features of the relationship between local governance, societies and organised criminal groups. The following elements are discussed: the case study research design, the qualitative research methodology, the field research process and research techniques, research ethics and, finally, basic safety while doing fieldwork.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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