Project description
When social scientists can’t access the field
Fieldwork is an important part of social science research, but it’s not always easy or possible. For instance, social scientists are usually required to negotiate access to a conflict or post-conflict zone. As such, access is heavily restricted to areas guarded by strong regimes. With this in mind, the EU-funded OFF-SITE project will explore new ways to study ‘locked’ societies by aligning current methods and episteme to the global circulation of norms, data and people. Specifically, researchers will test new technologies and transdisciplinary methods in the production of empirical study off-site using as an example the case of Iran’s Khomeini years (1979-1988). It will review available sources in a digital ‘counter-archive’ to establish a genealogy of post-revolutionary violence and state formation in Iran.
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ERC-STG - Starting Grant
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75794 Paris
France
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75794 Paris
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