Power and politics in migration narrative methodology: Research with young Congolese migrants in Uganda

Christina Clark-Kazak ()
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Christina Clark-Kazak: Department of International Studies, Glendon College, York University, Canada.

Migration Letters, 2009, vol. 6, issue 2, 131-141

Abstract: This paper explores the power dynamics inherent in qualitative research in-volving migration narratives. Drawing on the author’s experiences collecting life histories and constructing narratives of Congolese young people in Uganda, this article addresses the ethical and methodological issues of rep-resentivity, ownership, anonymity and confidentiality. It also explores the im-portance of investment in relationships in migration narrative research, but also the difficulties that arise when professional and personal boundaries be-come blurred.

Keywords: life story; narrative; methodology; migration; ethics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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