The fallacy of the instrumental gate? Contextualising the process of gaining access through gatekeepers

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 463-475

  Crowhurst, Isabel ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

access; gatekeepers; migrant prostitution; research encounters; research process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887878368     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2013.823282     Document Type: Article

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