Abstract
Migration research often fosters political awareness and polemics. In the instances where a politically based critique of research results evolves, the critique is often directed toward the researcher(s) who carried out the project. Can the researcher be trusted? Or, is he or she simply an agent with political intentions, disguised as research? The personal consequences for the researcher and his/her options for speaking out in such contexts are surprisingly undescribed—not least within academic, methodological publications.
In this chapter, I will address the role of the migration researcher as a political agent in Denmark. The chapter builds on personal experiences within a politicized research field, but it will point to a more general discussion on the public and political role of researchers.
In this chapter, I will address the role of the migration researcher as a political agent in Denmark. The chapter builds on personal experiences within a politicized research field, but it will point to a more general discussion on the public and political role of researchers.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Engaged Anthropology : Views from Scandinavia |
| Editors | Sunnøve Bendixen, Tone Bringa |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Pages | 61–77 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-82115-3, 978-3-319-40483-7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-40484-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |