The Other Way Around: The Roma Minority¡¯s View on Doing Research on Sensitive Topics

Simon Wallengren and Caroline Mellgren

International Journal of Social Science Studies, 2015, vol. 3, issue 4, 14-24

Abstract: The object of this study was to identify strategies for successfully studying ethnic minority groups, with a special focus on the Roma minority. Some ethnic minorities are hard to reach and have a low level of participation in research, particularly when it involves sensitive questions such as victimization experiences. This is problematic since difficulties accessing a group for research purposes may result in a lack of research; in turn leading to a knowledge gap concerning some groups lived experiences. Based on interviews with members of the Roma community we identitied difficulties related to gaining access to the population for research purposes. Results show that researchers studying minorities need to gain cultural understanding and competence.

Keywords: qualitative; sensitive questions; minorities; Roma (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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