Abstract
Drawing from two examples of research carried out with Roma youth, this
chapter discusses applications of participatory research, backed up with visual
methods and creative group techniques. It describes methods, tools, and strategies
which can be used in peer-research with young people belonging to minorities,
from migrant backgrounds or marginalized ethnic groups. In the context of
ongoing political debate regarding the minority status and migration rights of
the Roma in all European countries, knowledge construction processes are
particularly sensitive to issues of age, class, gender, and ethnicity, intersecting
in transnational processes. The lack of self-representation of the Roma in the
public sphere, as a group discriminated against on an ethnic basis, leaves a need
for participation in knowledge-making processes, and research can contribute in
this direction. While participation addresses some ethical issues in cross-cultural
research, by leaving space for participants’ perspectives, it also means having to
address competence, class, and power distances that may exist between the
researcher and the participants. This goal invites the researchers to use new
tools in order to engage young people in creative and reflective explorations.
Research strategies such as the participatory design process and choosing specific
levels of participation in all stages are discussed. Visual and participatory
methods are illustrated here with examples from two research projects: the first
one on the representation of drugs and the second one on the migratory experience
from a gendered perspective.
Lingua originale | English |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences |
Pagine | 1-17 |
Numero di pagine | 17 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2017 |
Keywords
- participatory action research
- youth