Unpacking Sensitive Research: Epistemological and Methodological Implications

This book is a collective endeavour to reflect on research practices around 'sensitive research', providing in-depth explorations about what this label means to different researchers, how it is done and what impacts this has on methods and knowledge creation.

Author: Erica Borgstrom
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/29/2024
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.69h x 6.85w x 0.31d
ISBN: 9781032172217

About the Author

Erica Borgstrom is Senior Lecturer in Medical Anthropology and End of Life Care, The Open University, UK. Her work focuses on death and dying, with a focus on end-of-life care, care delivery, and research methods.

Sharon Mallon is Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, The Open University, UK. Her teaching includes critical approaches to mental health. Her research includes suicide prevention and postvention, and the impact of sensitive research on researchers.

Sam Murphy is Senior Lecturer in Health Studies, The Open University, UK. Her background is in medical sociology, especially the study of reproductive loss.