Researching "minorities" in a post-war context /
This case study considers a range of issues I experienced when beginning ethnographic fieldwork with Croatian minority activists in Serbia. Given the recent wars, tensions between Croatian and Serbian ruling elites, and Serbia's European Union accession hopes--which necessitated an emphasis on...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd,
2019.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This case study considers a range of issues I experienced when beginning ethnographic fieldwork with Croatian minority activists in Serbia. Given the recent wars, tensions between Croatian and Serbian ruling elites, and Serbia's European Union accession hopes--which necessitated an emphasis on minority rights--the context was politically sensitive. In the introduction, I explain relevant features of the context. I then discuss how activists framed my presence and how entry was negotiated in light of these sensitivities, including the alliances made and relationships cultivated. Following this, I discuss certain struggles over ways in which actors defined the situation. Finally, in the conclusion, I summarize some of the wider lessons learnt and highlight the contradictions between studying a nationally defined minority and drawing on an anti-nationalist scholarly tradition. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526466235 1526466236 |