The Politics and Ethics of Fieldwork

by Maurice Punch

Sustained, intensive fieldwork involves the negotiation of trust between the researcher and the researched. In The Politics and Ethics of Fieldwork , Maurice Punch catalogues and illustrates occasions of trust-making and breaking among the many parties who are actively engaged in a research project. This is not, however, a dry listing of do′s and don′ts. Professor Punch has provided a vivid, witty, sometimes ironic presentation packed with lively personal detail.

96 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1985