Methodological challenges posed in studying an elite in the field

Area

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 262-269

  Desmond, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Elite; Field; Positionality; Reflexive; Researching up; Timing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 5444235561     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-0894.2004.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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