Indigenous Research and Romantic Nationalism

In recent years, “indigenous research” and “indigenous methods” have become prominent themes in the general field of qualitative methodology. These ideas and their implications raise serious questions for the wider conduct of social research. We will outline some of those ideas, subjecting them to s...

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Main Authors: Paul Atkinson, Anne Ryen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Societies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/6/4/34
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description In recent years, “indigenous research” and “indigenous methods” have become prominent themes in the general field of qualitative methodology. These ideas and their implications raise serious questions for the wider conduct of social research. We will outline some of those ideas, subjecting them to scrutiny, and ultimately using them to question the rise of Romanticism in contemporary social methodology. We develop these ideas to question the contemporary emphasis on the personal and the experiential in current methodological commentary.
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spelling doaj.art-67fe56b61458443bb8b58bdcd6422e4b2022-12-22T02:44:04ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982016-11-01643410.3390/soc6040034soc6040034Indigenous Research and Romantic NationalismPaul Atkinson0Anne Ryen1School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3WT, Wales, UKFaculty of Social Sciences, University of Agder, Service Box 422, 4604 Kristiansand, NorwayIn recent years, “indigenous research” and “indigenous methods” have become prominent themes in the general field of qualitative methodology. These ideas and their implications raise serious questions for the wider conduct of social research. We will outline some of those ideas, subjecting them to scrutiny, and ultimately using them to question the rise of Romanticism in contemporary social methodology. We develop these ideas to question the contemporary emphasis on the personal and the experiential in current methodological commentary.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/6/4/34indigenous researchqualitative methodologyromanticismlocal methodslocal traditionsknowledge creationcategories
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