Making sense: research as active engagement

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  • Joost Jongerden Wageningen University

Keywords:

Methodology, the PKK, making sense, research

Abstract

When research gives voice to groups or people who are considered “deviant” this can lead to the charge that research is biased. In this paper, I will discuss the issue of bias in relation to my own work on the PKK. I will argue that the accusation of bias is related to a hierarchy of voices, in which some voices are considered more credible than others. I will furthermore argue that when we want to understand how particular actors make sense of themselves, their being in the world, and their interaction with others, then clearly, there is no other option but to observe their perspective.

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Published

2016-04-21

How to Cite

Joost Jongerden. (2016). Making sense: research as active engagement. Kurdish Studies, 4(1), 94–104. Retrieved from https://kurdishstudies.net/menu-script/index.php/KS/article/view/122

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