The Messy Reality of Fieldwork Across the Social Sciences and Humanities Volume Two

The Messy Reality of Fieldwork Across the Social Sciences and Humanities Volume Two: Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Internal Pressures explores how researchers face a wide range of issues when undertaking fieldwork that are personal to them and specific to the research being undertaken. The book highlights how messy fieldwork really is but how flexible thinking in the field, mixed with a stubborn refusal to quit, can result in rich and meaningful research being conducted.

The narratives that form the core of the book speak of a range of issues from pregnancy, researcher fear, guilt and anxiety, to dancing on the mythical divide between researcher and researched, amongst others. The narratives are drawn from across the humanities and social sciences, encompassing all career stages. They also encompass the globe, in terms of fieldwork location and author work environment.

The Messy Reality of Fieldwork Across the Social Sciences and Humanities Volume One and Volume Two can be read as an aid to learning and welfare for all researchers, making them of interest to researchers, supervisors, research institute managers, and the friends and family of researchers.