Being Followed by an Organization

Archives in CCO Research

“…At the same time, the researcher also acts as the dummy through which the archive acts by making them feel, remember, and reconstruct events in ways that are partly out of their conscious control. CCO researchers have been documenting how such phenomena unfold in the field, as they are animated, transformed, and moved by the multiple agents that constitute the organization (Matte & Bencherki, 2018). As explained by Matte and Bencherki (2018), the body of the researcher becomes a medium through which materializations occurs; it becomes haunted, so to speak, by the elements of the organization it encounters.…”

“…Understanding research as a situated performance and attending to the affective and "subjective" (but always material) dimensions of knowledge production seems generally well suited for the relational and performative premises of CCO (Matte & Bencherki, 2018). According to Sergi and Hallin (2011, p. 192) such dimensions are not only inextricable to research, but in fact may help to produce richer analyses of social and human phenomena.…”

Differences in dialogue : the voices we hear in interorganizational collaboration

“…After the first few weeks, this interest had only intensified. One important reason was that I often felt 'haunted' (Matte & Bencherki, 2019) by the organizations I visited, particularly one that aired a very strict, controlling, and securitydriven atmosphere. I was always cautious about my sayings and doings when I was in the field; however, as soon as I entered the organization in question, my cautiousness multiplied, I felt my body stiffening, and I started watching my every step even more meticulously (afraid of doing something wrong).…”