This book explores the extent to which our lives become an important underlying context for data production. Drawing on insights from Gestalt psychology, feminism and post-structuralism, it discusses how to situate yourself in the different phases of research.

1. Introduction .- 2. Pre-field autobiographic situatedness, in-field situatedness, post-field text situatedness .- 3. A century of thinking about situatedness: The Gestalt tradition .- 4. Conceptual inspiration from the Gestalt tradition .- 5. Interview techniques .- 6. Pre-field autobiographic situatedness and post-field textual situatedness .- 7. Philosophy of science: two ways of going about situatedness .- 8. Conclusion: Culture, power, ethics.

This book explores the extent to which our lives become an important underlying context for data production. Drawing on insights from Gestalt psychology, feminism and post-structuralism, it discusses how to situate yourself in the different phases of research.

“This book advances a compelling argument for taking the situatedness of the researcher seriously.  The ensuing reflections are not only sophisticated and innovative but also, and perhaps more importantly, of direct practical use for scholars who conduct interviews and other field-based research.” (Roland Bleiker, Professor of International Relations, University of Queensland, Australia) “Situated Research Methodology provides a theoretical and practical guide to understanding, and dealing with, situatedness in field research. Laced with useful examples and easy to read, this book is a must-have for those embarking on, or reflecting on, field research.” (Laura Sjoberg, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Florida, USA) "All research is situated. In engaging prose and with fresh insights, the authors invite us to reflect systematically on the challenges of situatedness in the research process. A must read for any scholar serious about field research."(Ann Towns, Associate Professor in Political Science and Wallenberg Academy Fellow, University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

Invites the reader to acknowledge the situatedness of all knowledge production, based on feminist contributions to the philosophy of science Invites the reader to be aware of herself as a co-producer of knowledge in field and text, and contains several examples from the authors' own research Aims at broadening the scope of situatedness and suggest a some gestalt therapeutical techniques as of how the researcher may go about situatedness in concrete research Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras