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Such research cannot be in isolation
Sarojini, N B Bhattacharya, Saswati
Sarojini, N B
Bhattacharya, Saswati
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"As researchers, our standpoint has been to link research to action. Therefore, our response to this case study will represent our viewpoint both as researchers and as activists. A complex and often contested issue that arises while doing research with human participants is what should be a researcher‘s standpoint vis-à-vis the participants and research objectives. To what extent should the researcher intervene and under what circumstances? In this case, it is very difficult to differentiate between the commitment of an individual, of the researcher and of an activist. There are multiple ways of addressing the issue. If research is the primary aim, one might feel it necessary to distance oneself from taking any immediate action in the interest of the research, as immediate action could sour relationships with possible sources of information. We are not aware how someone who is strictly a researcher will act in such a situation. But as an activist group, we would certainly prefer taking immediate action, even if that jeopardises the research
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2006-04
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