15 research outputs found
Photovoice and refugee research: The case for a âlayersâ versus âlabelsâ approach to vulnerability
âVulnerabilityâ is a key concept used to understand the ethical implications of conducting refugee-focused research. This case study illustrates the need to follow Lunaâs (2009) call for a shift from a âlabelsâ to a âlayersâ approach to vulnerability by analysing how two university ethics committees responded to issues of informed consent in two similar refugee research projects using the PhotoVoice method. The following commentary argues that, when driven by a research governance regime, ethics review risks viewing refugees through a static label of vulnerability, negatively affecting research viability and data quality. In contrast, a layers approach opens space for understanding the potential for vulnerability amongst refugee research participants while supporting PhotoVoiceâs goals of empowerment and facilitating agency. The case study highlights the need for national-level ethics statements that encourage a more flexible approach within research institutions
Reducing health inequities affecting immigrant women: a qualitative study of their available assets
Photovoice as a Method for Revealing Community Perceptions of the Built and Social Environment
The PhotoStory Method as a Legitimate Research Tool in Evaluations: More than a Nice Story
Lives and spaces: Photovoice and offender supervision in Ireland and England
The lives and experiences of those on probation supervision are often invisible and dismissed as unimportant or worse as âan easy optionâ. This article reviews two different studies in England and Ireland which utilized an innovative technique, Photovoice, to foreground the experiences of probationers on their journey towards desistance. The difficulties they face such as stigma, social judgement and exclusion are explored as well as their need for emotional calm, and support and understanding from their supervisors and the wider community. Photovoice as a methodological and creative tool is revealed as a novel and expressive means to develop insight into probation supervision and an effective technique for undertaking cross-national research which can communicate across cultural boundaries