Ryan, L., Rodriguez, M.L. and Trevena, P. (2016) Opportunities and challenges of unplanned follow-up interviews: Experiences with Polish migrants in London. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung, 17 (2). 26. ISSN 1438-5627
Abstract
Although there is growing interest in qualitative longitudinal research as a way of taking time seriously (ADAM, 2000), this approach still holds many challenges for the social researcher. In this article we use a reflexive approach, drawing on a Goffmanian analysis of self-presentation, to consider our separate but related experience of re-interviewing Polish migrants over intervals of several years. In each case, the repeat interviews were not part of the original research design and were undertaken years later for a range of different reasons. After briefly presenting case studies from our individual interviews, we critically reflect upon some opportunities and challenges of researching change through time. We first consider the ways in which repeat interviews may challenge earlier analyses and findings. We then explore some of the ethical considerations involved in unplanned repeat interviews. Next, we reflect upon dilemmas about self-revelation, particularly in contexts of social media and on-line technologies. Finally, we discuss what we have learned from our different experiences and what implications there are for this kind of ad hoc longitudinal research in migration studies.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright (c) 2016 Louise Ryan, Magdalena Lopez Rodriguez, Paulina Trevena. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
Keywords: | unplanned repeat; interviews; reflexivity; presenting the self; migration research |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2016 13:22 |
Last Modified: | 10 Mar 2017 11:59 |
Published Version: | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1602266 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Institut für Qualitative Forschung |
Refereed: | Yes |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:106272 |