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The nature of qualitative inquiry means that researchers constantly have to deal with the unexpected, and all too often this means coping with the presence of danger or risk. Danger in the Field is an innovative and lively analysis of the experience of different forms of danger in various qualitative research settings. Made up of researchers' reflexive accounts of their own encounters with 'danger' whilst carrying out research, this book expands our common sense use of the term to encompass not just physical danger, but emotional, ethical and professional danger too. In addition the authors pay special attention to the gendered forms of danger implicit in the research process. From the physical danger of researching the night club 'bouncer' scene to the ethical dangers of participant observation in an old people's home, these contributions provide researchers and students with thought provoking insights into the importance of a well chosen research design.

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Lee-Treweek and Linkogle's collection can be considered an excellent contribution to the literature; their aim is to initiate discussions about safety in the field and to encourage the consideration of the physical, emotional and ethical well-being of the researcher. <br>- Choice <br> Danger in the Field is a collection of eleven articles that deal with the physical, emotional, ethical and professional dangers that the authors have encountered in the course of their own qualitative research projects...Unlike most such collections, commentary on the readings is supplied not just by the editors but also by the authors themselves who have clearly read each other's offerings and take up issues raised by one another. The result is an unusually coherent reader, ..In short, Danger in the Field is an intriguing and unusually well put-together collection that raises useful issues even for those whose research does not appear on the surface to be risky...it is the sort of reader that is likely to appeal to anyone engaged in qualitative research.. <br>-Canadian Journal of Sociology Online, September - October 2001 <br>

'Danger in the Field should appeal to a wide variety of readers - novice and experienced researchers alike, teachers of research methodology, managers within any organisations that 'do' research, lay and professional members of ethic committees, and anyone wanting to explore and understand fundamental issues of research theory and practice that have too much been ignored - until now.' - The Sociological Review

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Geraldine Lee-Treweek, Stephanie Linkogle

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