The nature of qualitative inquiry means that
researchers constantly have to deal with the
unexpected, and all too often this includes coping
with the presence of danger or risk. Danger in
the Field is an innovative and lively analysis of
the experience of different forms of danger in
various qualitative research settings. Made up of
researchers' reflexive accounts of their own
encounters with 'danger' while carrying out
research, this book expands our common sense use
of the term to encompass not just physical danger,
but emotional, ethical and professional danger
too. In addition the authors pay special
attention to the gendered forms of danger implicit
in the research process.

From the physical danger of researching the night
club 'bouncer' scene to the ethical dangers of
participant observation in a home for older people,
these contributions provide researchers and
students with thought-provoking insights into the
importance of a well-chosen research design.

Geraldine Lee-Treweek is Lecturer in Sociology at the
Department of Applied Social Science, Stirling
University. Stephanie Linkogle is Lecturer in
Sociology at the School of African and Asian
Studies, University of Sussex.

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