Qualitative special issue introduction is now out!

The introduction prefacing the Qualitative Research special issue I co-edited with Dr. Yvonne Riaño from the University of Neuchâtel is now available online. 

Published in Qualitative Research, February 2016, 1468794116629575. doi:10.1177/1468794116629575

Feminist Participatory Methodologies in Geography: Creating Spaces of Inclusion

Martina Angela Caretta[1] and Yvonne Riaño[2]

Abstract

This introduction prefaces a special issue on the topic of feminist participatory methodologies in geography. Drawing upon the experiences of the contributors in developing new tools and methods to facilitate interaction with participants and working with groups that tend to be forgotten, subordinated and/or alienated, we argue for the methodological significance of instating a feminist perspective to participatory research. Although much theoretical debate has taken place among feminist and post-colonial scholars on unequal research relationships between “researchers” and “research subjects”, the literature on how to operationalize greater equality remains quite limited. We attempt to fill this research gap by bringing together scholars working in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres in order to illuminate the multifaceted ways in which these methods can be used not only to debunk hierarchical research relationships, but also to produce new scientific insights with greater validity.  

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[1] Human Geography Department., Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 8, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden, martina.angela.caretta@humangeo.su.se   

[2] Institute of Geography, University of Neuchâtel, Espace Louis Agassiz 1, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland, yvonne.riano@unine.ch