Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Criminal Justice Research in an Era of Mass Mobility |
| Editors | Andriani Fili, Synnove Jahnsen, Rebecca Powell |
| Place of Publication | Abingdon Oxon UK |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 15-27 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315269771 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138284128 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 May 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Routledge Studies in Criminal Justice, Borders and Citizenship |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Routledge |
Keywords
- borders
- exploratory research
- border as method
- border epistemology
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Taking the Border for a Walk : A reflection on the agonies and ecstasies of exploratory research. / Weber, Leanne.
Criminal Justice Research in an Era of Mass Mobility. ed. / Andriani Fili; Synnove Jahnsen; Rebecca Powell. Abingdon Oxon UK : Routledge, 2018. p. 15-27 (Routledge Studies in Criminal Justice, Borders and Citizenship).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - Taking the Border for a Walk
T2 - A reflection on the agonies and ecstasies of exploratory research
AU - Weber, Leanne
PY - 2018/5/3
Y1 - 2018/5/3
N2 - Hypothesis testing using both quantitative and qualitative methods is a respected method in social science research. However other strands of social inquiry adopt a more open-ended and flexible approach. In this chapter, I discuss the benefits and pitfalls of exploratory approaches to researching the border, using my own experience of ‘taking the border for a walk’. I begin by setting out some key ideas about exploratory research as an epistemological perspective for social researchers, contrasting its inductive approach with the deductive orientation more characteristic of hypothesis testing. While they may appear to be polar opposites, I argue that ‘scientific’ inquiry relies on creative insights to a greater degree than is often acknowledged, while the apparent flouting of established methodological principles in exploratory research belies the deeper logic and discipline that is needed to keep this potentially wayward methodology on track.
AB - Hypothesis testing using both quantitative and qualitative methods is a respected method in social science research. However other strands of social inquiry adopt a more open-ended and flexible approach. In this chapter, I discuss the benefits and pitfalls of exploratory approaches to researching the border, using my own experience of ‘taking the border for a walk’. I begin by setting out some key ideas about exploratory research as an epistemological perspective for social researchers, contrasting its inductive approach with the deductive orientation more characteristic of hypothesis testing. While they may appear to be polar opposites, I argue that ‘scientific’ inquiry relies on creative insights to a greater degree than is often acknowledged, while the apparent flouting of established methodological principles in exploratory research belies the deeper logic and discipline that is needed to keep this potentially wayward methodology on track.
KW - borders
KW - exploratory research
KW - border as method
KW - border epistemology
UR - https://www.routledge.com/Criminal-Justice-Research-in-an-Era-of-Mass-Mobility/Fili-Jahnsen-Powell/p/book/9781138284128
M3 - Chapter (Book)
SN - 9781138284128
T3 - Routledge Studies in Criminal Justice, Borders and Citizenship
SP - 15
EP - 27
BT - Criminal Justice Research in an Era of Mass Mobility
A2 - Fili, Andriani
A2 - Jahnsen, Synnove
A2 - Powell, Rebecca
PB - Routledge
CY - Abingdon Oxon UK
ER -