The locus of sensitive research

Gabriele Griffin

Chapter 2 in Handbook of Sensitive Research in the Social Sciences, 2025, pp 25-37 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores the construction of ‘sensitive research’ in the social sciences from the perspective of where and how sensitivity is located, and what the implications of this are for the researcher. Starting from a brief discussion of research that appeared to have no sensitive dimension but manifested unexpected sensitivities related to—for the researcher—intractable cross-cultural complexities, the chapter moves on to explore three social science research scenarios in which the idea of sensitive research or sensitivity in research raises important questions regarding the researcher's expectations, conduct and research realities. Each of the three scenarios is illustrated with examples from actual research.

Keywords: Sensitive research; Hard-to-reach populations; Sensitive topic; Vulnerable subjects; Researcher vulnerability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035315222
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