Noticing, monitoring and observing: Interactional grounds for joint and emergent seeing in UN military observer training

UN military observers patrol crisis areas in small teams. Their task is to determine whether seen activity constitutes a violation ceasefire agreements. Failing see or establish shared understanding of the can be damaging mission put teams danger. We use ethnomethodology and conversation analysis analyse how verbalise categorise ‘noticings’. The data are video recordings collected car patrols training course. based on fifty-three episodes encountering unexpected activity. focuses design features categorisation practices noticing actions. It also shows noticings invite seeing noticed feature from particular perspective this way build context for joint emergent activities ‘monitoring’ ‘observing’. findings showcase actions monitoring observing accomplished interaction. They highlight role talk embodiment as part observers’ professional competence maintaining situational awareness. relevant integrated observer training.