Digital Ethnography as Planning Praxis: An Experiment with Film as Social Research, Community Engagement and Policy Dialogue

Sandercock, Leonie; Attili, Giovanni

doi:10.1080/14649350903538012

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“…For example, Sandercock and Attili (2010) considered that conflict and failures were under-represented in a film compiled about a neighbourhood, thus the residents' overall data had been distorted. Another challenge arises from the polysemic nature of images, so that extra care has to be taken to faithfully represent the participants' intentions both in analysis and in the presentation of findings.…”

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A Literature Review to Evaluate the Choice and Use of Visual Methods

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2012

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Visual methods are accepted tools for qualitative research and are increasingly used in a wide range of disciplines, such as sociology, psychology, geography, and health care. A literature review was undertaken with the aims of understanding why visual methods are chosen for use in research, reviewing any evidence regarding outcomes arising from those choices, and reflecting on the role of visual methods in these outcomes. Searches conducted from 2000-2010 across multiple bibliographic databases yielded 109 research papers that cited reasons for their choice of visual method. These were reviewed using a method tailored to the review's purpose but also informed by a narrative synthesis approach. The reasons given were collated and analysed inductively, with two categories of reasons emerging: those principally related to enrichment of data collection or presentation and those concerning the relationship between participants and researchers. Support for these reasons is reviewed and the ethical implications regarding choice of method are discussed. This article concludes that support for the use of visual methods to enhance data richness is strong, but more research is needed to facilitate a better-informed choice of method. There is some support for using visual methods for purposes connected with relational aspects between researcher and participants, but the visual media's contribution derives mainly from the ability of images to facilitate and enrich communication thus enhancing the data. The enrichment of data and an approach to participants that is affirming and empowering are intricately connected in the attainment of relationship-focused outcomes.Keywords: visual methods, literature review, outcomes, effectiveness, photovoice, photoelicitation, research methods Author Note: My thanks to Emeritus Professor Jackie Powell, who not only introduced me to this topic but also supported and advised me through the process of distilling the literature. I am also indebted to Dr. Rose Wiles, National Centre for Research Methods, for her guidance and to the anonymous reviewers of this article, whose comments led me to further engagement and critical appraisal of the visual methods literature. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 2012, 11(4) 304Visual methods are accepted tools for qualitative research and are increasingly used in a wide range of disciplines, such as sociology, psychology, geography, and health care. This literature review was conducted with the aims of understanding why visual methods are chosen for use in research, reviewing evidence regarding outcomes arising from those choices, and reflecting on the role of visual methods in these outcomes. Research from several disciplines, such as health care, education, social work and community development, sociology, and anthropology, was included.For the purpose of this article a visual method indicates "the use of visual materials . . . employed by a social researcher during the course of an investigation" (Banks, 2001, p. ix) and includes al...

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Section: Ethical Implications Of Visual Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Literature Review to Evaluate the Choice and Use of Visual Methods

Pain

2012

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

207

193

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“…The relation between storytelling and planning practices has been a topic of research for many scholars within planning studies (Forester, 1989(Forester, , 2012Throgmorton, 1992Throgmorton, , 2007Throgmorton, , 2008Finnegan, 1998;Sandercock, 2003b;Flyvbjerg, 2004;Uprichard & Byrne, 2006;Sandercock & Attili, 2010;van Assche et al, 2012; van Hulst, 2012;Beunen et al, 2013). Throgmorton straightforwardly states that planning is a form of persuasive storytelling.…”

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Framing the Zone: Political Executives Engaging in a Narrative-Framing Contest During Strategic Decision-making

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Veenswijk³

2014

Planning Practice & Research

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Storytelling is regarded as an important practice within planning processes. demonstrate that there are multiple competing stories about the meaning of any specific plan. This paper contributes to this debate by considering stories as building blocks for a collective action frame in the form of a mutual story. Political executives engage in a framing contest in order to influence such a mutual story. Our case study is based on interpretative analysis of contrasting narratives ands shows how political executives negotiate the meaning of a plan in such a way that the chances of its implementation through funding are optimized.

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“…Amis and Silk (2008) stress that, the ways in which we study workplaces, might advantage some members of society and disadvantage others (Amis & Silk, 2008). In particular, researchers can act as 'plunderers' of the stories of 'others' -often those with little powerfor personal as well as academic advancement and without any accompanying sense of reciprocity (Sandercock & Attili, 2010). Similarly, Geertz (1988) criticizes the unhealthy self-absorption of some academic writing and research activities, and the lack of interest in more practical implications of research findings.…”

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“…The film's themes were discussed in detail with participants before filming began, and decisions on what to include were made collaboratively. The purpose of the discussion was to co-create both a process and an outcome that delivered shared benefits and enhanced reciprocity in the research relationship (Sandercock & Attili, 2010). Priority areas identified by participants were work routines and challenges associated with changes in regulations, at work and in communities; and recognition and encounters with the public.…”

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“…In the next section, we outline the further steps and considerations that ultimately led to the production of a collaborative ethnographic documentary. Denzin (2003), discussing the multimedia ethnographic approach, highlights the importance of establishing a co-learning environment whereby researchers and participants jointly explore emerging research paths that might inform further research (Sandercock & Attili, 2010). Based on this, before approaching the participants, all Phase 1 interviews were first transcribed and coded for emergent themes.…”

Section: Navigating Trust and Reciprocitymentioning

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