@article{ref1,
title="Taking sides? Issues of bias and partisanship when researching socio-political conflict",
journal="Critical criminology",
year="2017",
author="Ellefsen, Rune",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="231-244",
abstract="The article unpacks the issues of bias and partisanship--and the risk of being accused of these--which confront social scientists who study socio-political conflict. Drawing on the author's experience when conducting research on the conflict between animal liberation activists and their state and corporate adversaries in Britain (1999-2014), the article argues for a relational research approach--focusing on the interaction between contending parties, rather than study stakeholders singly--as a way to overcome challenges of taking sides when studying socio-political conflict. The debate generated by Howard Becker's classic essay &quot;Whose side are we on?&quot; (1967), now 50 years old, is used throughout the article as a point of reference for addressing the issues involved. The argument is made for constant reflexivity during research on radical social movements, and for &quot;temporary bias&quot; during qualitative fieldwork.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1205-8629",
doi="10.1007/s10612-017-9355-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10612-017-9355-x"
}