Handbook of Sensitive Research in the Social Sciences

Edited by Pranee Liamputtong ()

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Conducting sensitive research in the social sciences requires meticulous attention to ethical considerations, methodological rigour, and emotional intelligence. In this comprehensive Handbook, Pranee Liamputtong brings together a diverse array of expert contributing authors to reflect on best practice and to discuss the growing attention to this type of research in the social sciences.

Keywords: Researching Vulnerable; Marginalised And Hard-To-Reach People; Sensitivity In Research; Emotional Labour; Social Science Research Methods; Lived Experience; Creative Research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035315222
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Doing sensitive research in the social sciences: setting the scene

Pranee Liamputtong

Ch 2 The locus of sensitive research

Gabriele Griffin

Ch 3 The emotional labour of conducting sensitive research: the researchers’ perspective

Esmée Hanna and Richard Hall

Ch 4 The art of ‘sensitive’ supervision: supporting, sharing and strengthening

Sharon Mallon, Erica Borgstrom and Sam Murphy

Ch 5 ‘Majority doesn’t exist’: a critical perspective on research with LGBTQ+ people

Clifford Lewis and Nina Reynolds

Ch 6 Exploring death, dying, and bereavement: characteristics and challenges of a sensitive field of research

Ekkehard Coenen and Matthias Meitzler

Ch 7 Social street work: intervention method as a research method in sensitive research?

Tiago A. Lobo-Dos-Santos

Ch 8 Your voice matters!—(unintended) exclusion practices in sensitive research and older people

Katja A. Rießenberger, Barbara Barbosa Neves and Florian Fischer

Ch 9 Drawing as an arts-based method for researching sensitive topics

Jari Martikainen

Ch 10 Navigating sensitivity in urban research: methodological reflections from using photovoice with street traders

Elmond Bandauko and Godwin Arku

Ch 11 Researcher-made drawings and researching sensitive topics

Baldwin Van Gorp

Ch 12 Music elicitation and the art of listening

Jade Levell

Ch 13 The use of instant messaging in sensitive research

Jordan Dawson and Yibo Fan

Ch 14 Using visual research methods for research with chronically ill children

Ana Patrícia Hilário, Fábio Rafael Augusto and Joana Mendonça

Ch 15 Ethical guidelines for doing research with children in sensitive subject areas

Ingrid Stapf and Jessica Heesen

Ch 16 Ethical issues in participatory research with grieving children

Miriam Sitter

Ch 17 Ethical guidelines for interview research with parents of underage children in the context of migration

Eveliina Heino and Maija Jäppinen

Ch 18 Sensitively researching vulnerable populations—reflections from the field

Declan Fahie

Ch 19 Researcher vulnerability: doing qualitative research in sensitive fields as mental health professionals

Annette Binder

Ch 20 ‘Nothing about us without us’: researching sexual and reproductive health with priority populations

Judith A. Dean, Olivia Hollingdrake, James A. Fowler and Sarah Warzywoda

Ch 21 Against and with the silence: language, relations and methods in qualitative research on pregnancy loss and perinatal bereavement

Julia Böcker

Ch 22 Researching with individuals/couples undergoing IVF treatments: ethical, practical and methodological insights from within the field

Catarina Delaunay, Amélia Augusto, Mário J. D. S. Santos and Luís Gouveia

Ch 23 From field to self: (in)sensitivities encountered in researching sexual harassment in Sri Lankan workplaces

Arosha S. Adikaram

Ch 24 Researching rape that is not recognised: an auto/biographical understanding of woman-to-woman rape and sexual assault

Rebecca (Bex) Twinley

Ch 25 Adventures in sex work: a pracademic's perspective in Switzerland

Lorena Molnar

Ch 26 Conducting research with adolescents experiencing marginalisation and vulnerability

Jessica A. Heerde, Stephanie Begun, Lucas Calais Ferreira, Cristyn Davies, Marie Habito, Kristi Morrison, Lindsay Pearce, Farnaz Sabet, Amy M. Salazar, Jennifer A. Bailey and Susan M. Sawyer

Ch 27 Researching young people's experiences with alcohol, drinking and drunkenness

Samantha Wilkinson and Catherine Wilkinson

Ch 28 Researching hate crime with LGBTQ+ individuals

James Pickles

Ch 29 Que(e)ry-ing the nexus of vulnerabilities: the sensitive nature of research into LGBTQ+ and CALD survivor experiences of intimate partner violence

Alex Workman, Angela Dwyer and Tony Rossi

Ch 30 Researching sensitive issues with men: some reflections

Martin Robb

Ch 31 The challenges of engaging in meaningful research on gender, domestic and sexual violence, and filicide

Samantha Burton and Amie Simington

Ch 32 Reflections on researching interpersonal violence against older adults: obstacles and opportunities

Hannah Bows

Ch 33 Challenges for meaningful participation in prisoner or corrective services research

Nicole Peel, Alex Workman, Samantha Burton and Arianne Reis

Ch 34 ‘Someone would have to die for me to give up’: the experience of researching suicide

Laura Patterson

Ch 35 End-of-life care and the human researcher: the emotional impact of sensitive research on researchers

Zana Bayley

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