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Title Enumerator Experiences in Violent Research Environments
Full text https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0cg7s5pw
Date 2023
Author(s) Davis, Justine M; Wilfahrt, Martha
Abstract Understanding political and social effects of violence in local populations through public opinion surveys has become increasingly common internationally. Yet while researchers are attuned to possible challenges induced during survey implementation, this work focuses almost uniformly on respondents. This paper considers survey enumerators as critical actors for data collection in violent research settings. We present survey results from 245 enumerators in Côte d'Ivoire to show that their personal feelings of insecurity and exposure to violence while conducting surveys may condition challenges faced and compromises made to gathering data. We shed light on how academic research in violent political settings poses unique security concerns for enumerators, with ramifications for data integrity.
Subject(s) Behavioral and Social Science; Violence Research; Peace; Justice and Strong Institutions; African politics; survey design; civil war; Political Science; Political Science & Public Administration
Publisher eScholarship, University of California
Type of publication article
Format application/pdf
Rights CC-BY
Identifier qt0cg7s5pw
Repository Berkeley - University of California
Added to C-A: 2023-09-20;11:37:55