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1 online resource |
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SAGE Research Methods. Cases |
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SAGE Research Methods. Cases
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| Summary |
This study focuses on the topic of human trafficking in Eastern Europe (specifically, a case study of Lithuania). During my Fulbright stay in the country in 2011-2012, I was perplexed by official refusal to acknowledge an extent of human trafficking occurring to/from Lithuania. I was also puzzled about significant discrepancies in the numbers of trafficking victims reported by Lithuanian government and non-governmental organizations, and referenced in academic publications. Such inconsistencies in data and public narratives suggested to me that human trafficking is treated as a highly sensitive and politicized issue in the country. My project's goal was to find out through in-person interviews with different actors--namely, anti-trafficking non-governmental organizations' staff, government officials, and academics (a total of 21 respondents)--potential reasons behind politicization of, and sensitivity toward, the scope of human trafficking phenomenon present in Lithuania. Based on my summer-long field research in Lithuania in 2014, which was funded by an International Research and Exchange Board, Short-Term Grant, this study identifies and discusses the methodological and logistical research challenges, specifically addressing questions such as why in-person interviewing was chosen as a research method and what kind of challenges researchers may face in sampling strategies and in preparation for interviews on a politically sensitive topic, and, finally, highlighting specific problems related to qualitative interview-based research in the Eastern European context |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on XML content |
| Subject |
Human trafficking -- Political aspects -- Lithuania.
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Interviewing -- Technique.
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Qualitative research -- Methodology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1526465973 |
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9781526465979 (ebook) |
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