Place of Positionality, Values, Ethics and Reflexivity in Qualitative Urban Field Work Research
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This paper details my field work experiences during my doctoral research in Nairobi rural-urban fringe, Kenya. The field work was conducted before, during and after a period of election related violence. The paper details the choice of my methodology and also enumerates various decisions that I had to take during the field work when the situation was visibly bleak. The paper provides lessons and insights on how to negotiate different fields and positions in situations of instability and uncertainty during field
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