Enhancing the public impact of ethnography

Martin, Emily; Litchfield, Gideon; Mandefro, Mehret; Parvez, Farah M.; Holmes, Seth M.; Lindemann, Danielle J.; Hansen, Helena

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.11.020

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“…While this possibility for engaging in social and political change through our work may be minimal at times and fraught with possibilities for misperception, self‐interest, and symbolic violence (Fassin ; Hankins ; Trouillot ), the theoretical and ethnographic tools of anthropology allow us to critique received understandings and engage in current events (Hansen, Holmes, and Lindemann , ; Kehr ; Martin et al. ). Our analysis paves the way for research that further explores and pushes against the line dividing “the population” and the deserving on the one hand from, on the other, the different and underserving in the current crisis.…”

Section: Conclusion: Displacement Ethnography and Engagementmentioning

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Representing the “European refugee crisis” in Germany and beyond: Deservingness and difference, life and death

Holmes

Castañeda

2016

American Ethnologist

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The European refugee crisis has gained worldwide attention with daily media coverage both in and outside Germany. Representations of refugees in media and political discourse in relation to Germany participate in a Gramscian “war of position” over symbols, policies, and, ultimately, social and material resources, with potentially fatal consequences. These representations shift blame from historical, political‐economic structures to the displaced people themselves. They demarcate the “deserving” refugee from the “undeserving” migrant and play into fear of cultural, religious, and ethnic difference in the midst of increasing anxiety and precarity for many in Europe. Comparative perspectives suggest that anthropology can play an important role in analyzing these phenomena, highlighting sites of contestation, imagining alternatives, and working toward them. [refugee, media, immigration, crisis, Germany, Europe]

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Section: Conclusion: Displacement Ethnography and Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Representing the “European refugee crisis” in Germany and beyond: Deservingness and difference, life and death

Holmes

Castañeda

2016

American Ethnologist

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“…The use of ethnography as a method to explain complexity is not the most frequently used method in implementation science, but it offers clinical practitioners, researchers and policy makers a way to understand practitioner's perceptions, beliefs, experiences and behaviour (Martin et al . ) and may facilitate a better understanding of, e.g. how professional role, sense making and culture become a limitation or a facilitator.…”

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Barriers and facilitators for implementing a new screening tool in an emergency department: A qualitative study applying the Theoretical Domains Framework

Kirk

Sivertsen

Petersen

et al. 2016

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aim. The aim was to identify the factors that were perceived as most important as facilitators or barriers to the introduction and intended use of a new tool in the emergency department among nurses and a geriatric team. Background. A high incidence of functional decline after hospitalisation for acute medical illness has been shown in the oldest patients and those who are physically frail. In Denmark, more than 35% of older medical patients acutely admitted to the emergency department are readmitted within 90 days after discharge. A new screening tool for use in the emergency department aiming to identify patients at particularly high risk of functional decline and readmission was developed. Design. Qualitative study based on semistructured interviews with nurses and a geriatric team in the emergency department and semistructured single interviews with their managers. Methods. The Theoretical Domains Framework guided data collection and analysis. Content analysis was performed whereby new themes and themes already existing within each domain were described. Results. Six predominant domains were identified: (1) professional role and identity; (2) beliefs about consequences; (3) goals; (4) knowledge; (5) optimism and (6) environmental context and resources. The content analysis identified three themes, each containing two subthemes. The themes were professional role and identity, beliefs about consequences and preconditions for a successful implementation. Conclusions. Two different cultures were identified in the emergency department. These cultures applied to different professional roles and identity, different actions and sense making and identified how barriers and facilitators linked to the new screening tool were perceived. Relevance for clinical practice. The results show that different cultures exist in the same local context and influence the perception of barriers and facilitators difWhat does this paper contribute to the wider global community?• Culture forms professional role and identity, actions and sense making and provides different ways to perceive barriers and facilitators linked to new screening tools.• This emphasises the importance of understanding the local culture before any implementation strategy linked to screening tools is planned.• As researchers, we have to understand how new tools makes sense in a cultural context before planning any implementation strategies. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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“…They also can reveal insider perspectives about gaps, inconsistencies, and unintended consequences related to existing policies. A challenge associated with ethnographic research is that its reliance on personal observations and researchers' interpretations, along with public unfamiliarity with standards of scientific quality for such research, can make it vulnerable to concerns about researcher bias (Martin, ; Thompson, ). Because ethnographic research by definition adopts a critical lens when examining the circumstances of groups who lack visibility or power (Becker et al, ; Thompson, ), concern for social justice is inherent, making methodological rigor and transparency even more important in ensuring that findings are not dismissed by policymakers (Whipps & Yoshikawa, ).…”

Section: Bridging the Research–policy Divide: Case Examplesmentioning

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When University Researchers Connect with Policy: A Framework for Whether, When, and How to Engage

Day

Wadsworth

Bogenschneider

et al. 2019

J of Family Theo & Revie

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Universities are renowned for their tradition of producing research that benefits millions of people. When it comes to policymaking, university research is considered more trustworthy than other sources, yet it simultaneously is widely perceived as playing too small a role in public policy decisions. In this article, we consider the engagement of university‐based researchers with policymakers and the policy process. As a guide for researchers, we propose a framework that includes three key decisions: whether, when, and how to engage in policymaking. We also apply Boyer's model of engaged scholarship to policymaking, reviewing what research studies and policymakers say about each domain. The domains are illustrated with case examples in which researchers successfully influenced public policy using ethnography, applied policy research, meta‐analysis, benefit–cost analyses, program evaluation, and policy forums. We discuss applications of our three key decisions and draw implications for researchers interested in building research‐based, family‐focused public policy.

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Enhancing the public impact of ethnography

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

Representing the “European refugee crisis” in Germany and beyond: Deservingness and difference, life and death

Representing the “European refugee crisis” in Germany and beyond: Deservingness and difference, life and death

Barriers and facilitators for implementing a new screening tool in an emergency department: A qualitative study applying the Theoretical Domains Framework

When University Researchers Connect with Policy: A Framework for Whether, When, and How to Engage

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