Remote data collection in low-Resource settings : doing research with the Rohingya community in Bangladesh refugee camps / Anas Ansar, Uwe Hunger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ansar, Anas, author.

Hunger, Uwe, author.

Series:

SAGE research methods: doing research online.

SAGE research methods: doing research online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugee camps--Bangladesh--Research--Case studies.

Refugee camps.

Rohingya (Burmese people)--Research--Case studies.

Rohingya (Burmese people).

Computer network resources--Case studies.

Computer network resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2024.

Summary:

The incorporation of digital platforms has profoundly transformed research methods and ethics following the COVID-19 pandemic, yielding flexibility and creativity in scientific research. The pandemic outbreak and the resulting global shutdown for years and physical and social distancing amplified the dependency on digital tools in pursuing research around the world. Logistical challenges related to travel and public health concerns have contributed to a rise in digital research placements at the expense of more traditional offline methods-symbolizing a larger shift in international research and humanitarian data-collection strategies. Nevertheless, questions remain about the universal applicability of such rapid change in the research landscape. Bringing a Global South perspective, this case study revisits the scale and scope of digital data collection in conflict and displacement settings. In doing so, we unpack our experiences of conducting a qualitative study in the sprawling Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh adjoining the Myanmar border. At the core of our reflection are the challenges we encountered while doing online research and how we learned from it and maneuvered successfully. The findings presented in this case study are therefore twofold. On the one hand, they reveal the complexities of doing digitally mediated remote research among hard-to-access and at-risk populations. Such limitations are frequently conditioned by local context, resource settings, and access and power asymmetries within the specific research group. On the other hand, learning from such embedded constraints, they offer alternative strategies for researchers embarking on similar research settings.

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ISBN:

1-5296-8122-7

9781529681222

OCLC:

1418723311