Revealing and concealing secrets in research: The potential for the absent

Qualitative Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 571-587

  Rappert, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anonymity; autoethnography; diplomacy; research ethics; secrecy; security

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049328127     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794110375229     Document Type: Article

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