Sadeghi, Fatemeh; Sehlikoglu, Sertaç; (2024) Introduction: Conducting Ethnographic Fieldwork in the Global South. Allegra Lab: Anthropology for Radical Optimism pp. 2-4.

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This article introduces the collection of pieces that examine the unique challenges and complexities faced by native scholars conducting fieldwork in the Global South. It specifically focuses on research and researchers from Pakistan, Palestine, Iran, and Turkey. Moving beyond the conventions of insider/outsider dualities, it explores how researchers navigate intimacy, care, local politics, and institutional bureaucracies while conducting research in their home regions. The authors highlight how nativeness combines with Global South contexts to create distinct research dynamics, particularly for scholars educated and employed by Western institutions. The introduction addresses several key themes: the transformation of researcher-field relationships, ethical considerations in politically sensitive contexts, language and translation challenges, and the ongoing impact of colonial legacies. It particularly emphasizes how native researchers must balance their academic obligations with local political sensitivities, personal safety concerns, and moral responsibilities to their communities. It explains how authors argue that these experiences necessitate new frameworks for understanding fieldwork methodology, particularly regarding how native researchers navigate their multiple positionalities and responsibilities while maintaining research integrity and personal safety in volatile political contexts.

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